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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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Because we put ourselves in God’s place, He put Himself in our place.

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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship

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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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Prayer can be simple, but it's not easy. Nothing great is.

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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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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.

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Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.

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