I'm not sure I'll ever fully understand why some Christians get mad when we say that the ultimate … - Tullian Tchividjian

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I want a society that provides decent jobs for those who can work and decent security for those can't.

Tullian Tchividjian

I'm not sure I'll ever fully understand why some Christians get mad when we say that the ultimate hero in the Bible is not Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Paul, etc. . . but Jesus.

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The people who tend to be the most gracious are those who know how badly they need grace

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Your identity is firmly anchored in Christ's accomplishment, not yours; his strength, not yours; his performance, not yours; his victory, not yours.

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Legalism says God will love us if we change. The gospel says God will change us because He loves us.

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God's acceptance of us cannot be gained by our successes nor forfeited by our failures.

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Here's one way I can know that I've forgotten the gospel of grace: when your sin bothers me more than my sin.

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You will be tested as a leader. . . . You may be tested with success, fame, and fortune.

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I want a society that provides decent jobs for those who can work and decent security for those can't.

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Edsger Dijkstra

John von Neumann draws attention to what seemed to him a contrast. He remarked that for simple mechanisms, it is often easier to describe how they work than what they do, while for more complicated mechanisms, it is usually the other way around.

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U.G. Krishnamurti

You know, this dialogue is only helpful when we come, both of us, to a point and realize that no dialogue is possible, that no dialogue is necessary. When I say 'understanding', 'seeing', they mean something different to me. Understanding is a state of being where the question isn't there any more; there is nothing there that says "now I understand!" - that's the basic difficulty between us. By understanding what I am saying, you are not going to get anywhere.

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Paul Washer

If you want to follow Jesus because He'll fix your marriage, if you want to follow Jesus because He'll give you a better life, that's idolatry. Follow Christ for the sake of Christ; He is worthy!

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