Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
TIMOTHY KELLERLegalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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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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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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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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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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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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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
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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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