The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access
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Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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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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God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you’re afraid I will not give you what you need?
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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?
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When love of one’s people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods.
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If you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.
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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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