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Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.

Timothy Keller

The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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Believe Christ Dare Flawed Gospel Jesus Ourselves Sinful
The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
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Christian Die Flawed Glad Gospel Jesus Loved Me Value
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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Anyone Deed Humanity Less Myself Nothing Superior Swagger Think Undermine
When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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Dependent Evaluation Forget Other Smile
If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn’t rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead.
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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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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Attractive Cross Down Give Jesus Look Myself Think
We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
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Accept Dare Hope Imagine More Sinful
Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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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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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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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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