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When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.

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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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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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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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The 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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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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When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
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God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.
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The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
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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 prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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We tend to see God as a means through which we get things to make us happy. For most of us, He has not become our happiness.
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Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself nor less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.
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God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
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Religion is ‘if you obey, then you will be accepted’. But the Gospel is, ‘if you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey’. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the Bible shows the difference.
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