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The gospel is an exclusive truth but it's the most inclusive exclusive truth in the world.

Timothy Keller

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Just because we don't see a reason for evil and suffering doesn't mean there's not a reason for it.
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Jesus is not asking us to do anything for him that he hasn’t already done for us, under conditions of difficulty beyond our comprehension.
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Our moral efforts are too feeble and falsely motivated to ever merit salvation.
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A Christian is somebody whose eyes have been opened, who admits that Jesus is not what you expected, but he’s what you need.
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There is a direct relationship between a person's grasp and experience of God's grace, and his or her heart for justice and the poor.
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Life changing repentance begins where blame shifting ends.
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Most people want Jesus as a consultant rather than a King, and He does not come that way.
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Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
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We can only grasp the gospel's sweetness if we first grapple with its offense- you can't save yourself.
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After creation God said, 'It is finished'-and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, 'It is finished'-and we can rest.
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The only love that won’t disappoint you is one that can’t change, that can’t be lost, that is not based on the ups and downs of life or of how well you live. It is something that not even death can take away from you. God’s love is the only thing like that.
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A genuinely persuasive argument does not merely tell you that you are wrong about everything. It doesn't just beat on you from the outside. It comes inside your belief system, as it were, and affirms something you believe strongly. And then it says - well if you believe this (A) then why in the world can't you see that B is true?
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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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Jesus does not just bring good news he is the good news.
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The essence of Christian obedience is not do’s and don’ts but personal allegiance to Jesus.
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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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The sin under all other sins is a lack of joy in Christ.
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It takes pride to be anxious – I am not wise enough to know how my life should go.
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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. The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances it promises you a better life.
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Our prayers should arise out of immersion in the Scripture. [We] speak only to the degree we are spoken to.
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