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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.

Timothy Keller

The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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Cross Judge Judgment Place Take
The Gospel is good news not good advice. Advice = what we should do. News = report of what was done for us.
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Advice Done Good New News Report
If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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Anything Become Fundamental God Identity Idol Idols Life Meaning
After creation God said, ‘It is finished’-and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, ‘It is finished’-and we can rest.
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After Creation Finish God Jesus Redemption Rest
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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Accept Accepted Bible Different Every Gospel Page Religion Show Utterly
Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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Daily Done Feel Least Like Persistently Prater Regularly Resolutely Tenaciously
What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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Believe Christ Jesus Shape Today Tomorrow
It’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
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Away Down Impossible Indifferent Jesus Met Offended Real Wonder
…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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Christian Deeply Dream Jesus Marriage Must Relationship Single Status
The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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Bible Good Life Live Much Purpose Show
Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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Despite Faith Feel Living Out Truth
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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Absolute Good Hatred Love People People Become Political Racism Society Tendency Turn
How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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Behavior Bless Change Worship
If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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Center Else God Life Something
The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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Destructive Life Now Right Sin
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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Forgiveness Forgiving God Radical Seen Sin Thought

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