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I'm protective of the reputation of Christ and the church.

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Max Lucado
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 11
Author
Theologian
Writer
San Angelo
Texas
Protective
Reputation
Church
Christ

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My book centers in on the New Testament, the goal being to help a person who wants to understand the Bible to see how what God did as revealed in the New Testament will reveal to them their own personal story.
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Christianity teaches salvation by grace through faith, every other religion teaches salvation through works and merit.
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I choose faithfulness...Today I will keep my promises. My debtors will not regret their trust. My associates will not question my word. My wife will not question my love. And my children will never fear that they father will not come home.
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God didn't overlook your sins, lest he endorse them. He didn't punish you, lest he destroy you. He instead found a way to punish the sin and preserve the sinner. Jesus took your punishment, and God gave you credit for Jesus' perfection.
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God has forgiven you you'd be wise to do the same
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Baptism is the initial step of a faithful heart.
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Who are they to give stars or dots? They're Wemmicks just like you. Eli to Punchinello (p. 25)
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Of all the things you must earn in life, God's unending affection is not one of them. You have it.
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Indeed, baptism is a vow, a sacred vow of the believer to follow Christ. Just as a wedding celebrates the fusion of two hearts, baptism celebrates the union of sinner with Savior.
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There is a rawness and a wonder to life. Pursue it. Hunt for it. Sell out to get it. Don't listen to the whines of those who have settled for a second-rate life and want you to do the same so they won't feel guilty. Your goal is not to live long it's to live.
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Baptism is bowing before the Father and letting him do his work.
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Love the one who wears your ring. And cherish the children who share your name. Succeed at home first.
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I work in theology and Christian books all day long, when Im studying, so its just kind of nice to pick up something different. The books that have influenced me, theres not just one book that was a watershed, although Mere Christianity was as much as any.
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The past does not have to be your prison. You have a voice in your destiny. You have a say in your life. You have a choice in the path you take.
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Those in the circle of Christ had no doubt of his love those in our circles should have no doubt about ours.
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Gratitude is a dialysis of sorts... it flushes the self-pity out of our systems.
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Feed your fears and your faith will starve. Feed your faith, and your fears will.
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If anybody understands God's order for his children, it's someone who has rescued an orphan from despair, for that is what God has done for us. God has adopted you. God sought you, found you, signed the papers and took you home.
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What I may intend for a story to communicate and what a story ends up communicating could be two different things. And it could be an even more positive thing.
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If you knew Jesus was coming tomorrow, what would you do today? Then do it!
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