Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
TIMOTHY KELLERThe infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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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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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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Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
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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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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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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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Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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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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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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The reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus’s tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.
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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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