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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.

Timothy Keller

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
The Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died.
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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Pray Proper Still Suffer
The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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Destructive Life Now Right Sin
Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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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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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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Become Christ Jesus Like More Suffer
Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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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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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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Based Being Good Gratitude Life Over Righteousness Save Self
How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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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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Believe Christ Deserve God Jesus Treat
The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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Access Dull God History Miss Nobody Paid Resurrection Right Stamp
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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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.

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