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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”

Timothy Keller

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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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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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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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
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The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access
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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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You can’t live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.
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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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No, he was in agony, and he looked down at us – denying him, abandoning him, and betraying him – and in the greatest act of love in history, he STAYED. He said, “Father, forgive them, they don’t know what they are doing.” He loved us, not because we were lovely to him, but to make us lovely.
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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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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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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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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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