You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
TIMOTHY KELLERReligion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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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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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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The basic premise of religion– that if you live a good life, things will go well for you– is wrong. Jesus was the most morally upright person who ever lived, yet He had a life filled with the experience of poverty, rejection, injustice, and even torture.
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Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
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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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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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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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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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The more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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