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There are no shortcuts to spiritual maturity. It takes time to be holy.

Erwin W. Lutzer

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Every time we love, we increase our capacity to be hurt.
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Paul taught that religions evolved because man did not honor the true God. Because of rebellion, they exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of the corruptible man and birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures. One characteristic of idolatry is that it always confuses the creature with the creator.
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Those who give much without sacrifice are reckoned as having given little.
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God in His sovereign goodness often uses the painful and at times debilitating injury of a spear thrower to make us readier for His service. ... One thing you discover about spear throwers is that though it’s not necessary for them to be good, it’s essential for them to appear good.
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A Christian life based on feeling is headed for a gigantic collapse.
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Better to love God and die unknown than to love the world and be a hero.
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At death we cross from one territory to another, but we'll have no trouble with visas. Our representative is already there, preparing for our arrival. As citizens of heaven, our entrance is incontestable.
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The activities we do for God are secondary. God is looking for people who long for communication with Him.
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Men look for better methods, but God looks for better men.
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Spiritual maturity is marked by being comfortable with the unpredictability of God.
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I think that as Christians we need to walk the delicate balance between standing in opposition to same-sex marriages and yet showing that we can do that without becoming angry or hateful.
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Forgiveness is always free. But that doesn't mean that confession is always easy. Sometimes it is hard. Incredibly hard. It is painful to admit our sins and entrust ourselves to God's care.
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Thank God for the way He made you. You are special, distinct, and unique. You were not made from a common mold. Thank Him that you are special.
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Emotional peace and calm come after doing God's will and not before.
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Satan exploits pain by making it the central focus of the man’s (or woman’s) thoughts and attitudes.
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God does not make our choices easier because temptation is his character development curriculum.
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Only those who see themselves as utterly destitute can fully appreciate the grace of God.
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Often the doorway to success is entered through the hallway of failure.
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How do you know you have a servant's heart? Look at your reaction when you are treated like one.
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Better to love God and die unknown than to love the world and bea hero better to be content with poverty than to die a slave towealth better to have taken some risks and lost than to havedone nothing and succeeded at it.
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