The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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…Singles, too, must see the penultimate status of marriage. If single Christians don’t develop a deeply fulfilling love relationship with Jesus, they will put too much pressure on their DREAM of marriage, and that will create pathology in their lives as well.
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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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We come to God saying, “Look at all I’ve done,” or maybe “Look at all I’ve suffered.” God, however, wants us to look to him – to just wash.
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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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Christianity does not provide the reason for each experience of pain, but it does provide deep resources for actually facing suffering with hope and courage rather than bitterness and despair
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
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You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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The Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died.
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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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