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Sin is not just action. It's life direction.

Mark Driscoll

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Mark Driscoll
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: October 11
Pastor
Writer
Grand Forks
North Dakota
Action
Life
Direction
Sin

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Past: Jesus saved us from the penalty of sin. Present: He saves us from the power of sin. Future: He will save us from the presence of sin.
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The problem with criticism today is that is instant, constant, global and permanent.
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If my words don't flow out of a heart that rests in God's control, sovereignty, then they come out of the heart that seeks control so I can get what I want.
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Married life can seem as if it's only five days long. The first day you meet, the second day you marry, the third day your raise your children, the fourth day you meet your grandchildren, and the fifth day you die first or bury your spouse to go home alone for the first time in many years.
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So I decided to start a church, for three reasons. First, I hated going to church and wanted one I liked, so I thought I would just start my own. Second, God had spoken to me in one of those weird charismatic moments and told me to start a church. Third, I am scared of God and try to do what he says.
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Work like an Arminian, sleep like a Calvinist.
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Gentleman, it is a terrifying thing for a woman to trust a sinful man.
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This world needs more than good works. It needs good news. Good works come out of the good news.
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Fathers need to be tough and tender...you be tough for your family, be tender with your family. You protect them, and you be a safe place.
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Ultimately I think the difference between reading the Bible and studying it is making the connections between who Jesus is and what he's done.
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Spirituality, without the Holy Spirit, is demonic.
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Much of spirituality today is an effort to change God to suit us. But he's not going to become more like us, we need to become more like him.
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I'll preach anywhere. If it's a round trip ticket to preach in hell, I'll take it-as long as it's round trip.
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Study the Bible like a soldier on a mission, not a scholar on a sabbatical.
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God picked a junior high girl [to be Jesus' mother]. Jesus was raised by a woman who today, we wouldn't even let her lead a bible study at a high school. But she could raise God.
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Everyone has something to teach you if you are humble enough to learn.
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Forgiveness is both a decision and a process.
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You have to laugh at yourself. Otherwise you'll waste all that great material.
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The Bible is not a book of principles to live by but rather a Person to live for.
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There are some women who are a good time and there are some women who are a good legacy.
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