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...I don't think my church's teachings were incorrect, just incomplete.

Francis Chan

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Francis Chan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 31
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Theologian
Hong Kong SAR
China
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We have to learn how to control our minds. We have to learn self-control.
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People who are obsessed are raw with God they do not attempt to mask the ugliness of their sins or their failures. Obsessed people don't put it on for God He is their safe place, where they can be at peace.
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I've grown up in a generation that questions God for setting boundaries. Does He have the right to set boundaries? I've grown up in a generation that thinks where meeting with a God is an ordinary thing.
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Tend to choose what is popular over what is right when they are in conflict. They desire to fit in both at church and outside of church they care more about what people think of their actions (like church attendance and giving) than what God thinks of their hearts and lives.
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If I have a script, I tend to stick to it even if God may be leading me elsewhere in the moment.
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Let us be eager to leave what is familiar for what is true.
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Every year in my life, I trust fewer and fewer people.
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When the church really takes on the humble characteristics of Christ, that's going to lead to revival.
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God never breaks His promises.
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True faith means holding nothing back. It means putting every hope in God's fidelity to His Promises.
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Grace is when you should be totally punished but are blessed for no reason.
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Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter.
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We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.
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Luke warm people are continually concerned with playing it safe they are slaves to the god of control. This focus on safe living keeps them from sacrificing and risking for God.
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Do you know that nothing you do in this life will ever matter, unless it is about loving God and loving the people he has made?
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Lukewarm living and claiming Christ's name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God.
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Solomon warned us not to rush into God’s presence with words. That’s what fools do. And often, that’s what we do.
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Don't fall into the trap of studying the Bible without doing what it says.
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God never excuses sin. And He is always consistent with that ethic. Whenever we start to question whether God really hates sin, we have only to think of the cross, where His Son was tortured, mocked, and beaten because of sin. Our sin
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The best things in life are gifts from the One who steadfastly loves us. But an important question to ask ourselves is this: are we in love with God or just His stuff?
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