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Religious people find God useful. Gospel people find him beautiful.

Timothy Keller

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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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If we give God things in hope that they'll earn us blessings, we're really not doing anything for him. It's for ourselves.
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Only with time do we really learn who the other person is and come to love the person for him- or herself and not just for the feelings and experiences they give us.
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If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all he said.
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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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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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Revival occurs as a group of people who, on the whole, think they already know the gospel discover they do not really or fully know it, and by embracing the gospel they cross over into living faith.
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Jesus is the only Lord who, if you receive him, will fulfill you completely, and, if you fail him, will forgive you eternally.
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Christ will do everything for you or nothing. He's either all of your righteousness or none.
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God takes our misery and suffering so seriously that he was willing to take it on himself.
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Humility is so shy. If you begin talking about it, it leaves.
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The primary means-of-reviva l that everyone agrees upon is extraordinary prayer.
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How could a good, all-powerful God allow suffering?
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If you're avoiding sin and living morally so that God will have to bless you and save you, then you may be looking to Jesus as a teacher, model, and helper, but ironically you are avoiding him as Savior. You are trusting in your own goodness rather than in Jesus for your standing with God.
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