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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.

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God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
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There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
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If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.
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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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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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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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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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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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So we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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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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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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