The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life. The Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome… religion is ‘if you obey, then you will be accepted’. But the Gospel is, ‘if you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey’. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the Bible shows the difference.

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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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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, 'My life for your life.

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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.

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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God's will to mine, but to mold my will into His.

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Legalistic remorse says, "I broke God's rules," while real repentance says, "I broke God's heart."

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The Gospel is good news not good advice. Advice = what we should do. News = report of what was done for us.

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In the original language, 'Fear the Lord' doesn't mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.

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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.

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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.

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