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Religion operates on the principle 'I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.' But the operating principle of the gospel is 'I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.'
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To fail to pray, then, is not to merely break some religious rule- it is a failure to treat God as God.
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The Bible judges the church the church does not judge the Bible. The Bible is the foundation for and the creator of the church the church is not the foundation for or creator of the Bible. The church and its hierarchy must be evaluated by the believer with the biblical gospel as the touchstone or plumb line for judging all truth claims.
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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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The gospel has two parts. It has the part that says you're a sinner, and it has the part that says you're loved and accepted.
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No one is exempt from trials and tribulations. In fact, this is often what happens to people God loves very much, for it is part of God’s often mysterious and good plan for turning us into something great.
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If you need something in addition to God to make you happy, that is your true King.
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The Gospel is this: You're more sinful, evil and weak than you'd ever believe. But you're more valued, accepted and loved than you dared hope.
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Like a baby learning language, we learn how to communicate with God by listening to His words first.
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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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No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
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Most apologetic books are really written for Christians, even the ones that purport to be written for non-believers.
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God's grace and forgiveness, while free to the recipient, are always costly for the giver.
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The purpose of Jesus's coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
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True citizens of the heavenly city are the best residents of the earthly city.
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Prayer is awe before an infinite force, and yet it's intimacy with a personal friend.
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The more you understand how your salvation isn't about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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If the evolutionary mechanism of natural selection depends on death, destruction, and violence of the strong against the weak, then these things are perfectly natural. On what basis, then, does the atheist judge the natural world to be horribly wrong, unfair, and unjust?
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If there is a God, you owe him far more than a morally decent life.
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What is an idol? It is anything more important to you than God, anything that absorbs your heart and imagination more than God, anything you seek to give you what only God can give.
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