love is the supreme ethic. Where there is the possibility of love, there must be the reality of free will. Where there is the reality of free will, there will inevitably be the possibility of sin. Where there is sin, there is the need for a
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“It is impossible for Christians to lose their salvation. Everything about the nature of salvation argues for its permanency. God doesn’t give and then take the gift back; he doesn’t adopt and then unadopt.”
― 10 Things Jesus Never Said: And Why You Should Stop Believing Them
― 10 Things Jesus Never Said: And Why You Should Stop Believing Them
“No—Jesus wanted to become human, to enter our world, for a simple reason. He wanted to because He wanted us.”
― The Truest Thing about You: Identity, Desire, and Why It All Matters
― The Truest Thing about You: Identity, Desire, and Why It All Matters
“Make no mistake about it—Jesus extended his holy invitation for rest to you. You are not the grand exception in history that God cannot or will not love. You have not gone so far that he can’t or won’t forgive you. When Jesus spoke this invitation, he didn’t aim it just at the really good people or the really pretty people or the really churchy people. He aimed it at the spiritually broken.”
― 10 Things Jesus Never Said: And Why You Should Stop Believing Them
― 10 Things Jesus Never Said: And Why You Should Stop Believing Them
“When you enter into a relationship with Jesus, you are not entering into a system that is maintained by your hard work, or one where you will be graded for your performance. You are not told to obey the rules, check off the boxes, or keep a running tally of your deeds. You’re simply invited to know him.”
― 10 Things Jesus Never Said: And Why You Should Stop Believing Them
― 10 Things Jesus Never Said: And Why You Should Stop Believing Them
“you have a habit of being quick to place people into categories of right and wrong, holy and profane, then what I hope is that you will first examine yourself.”
― The Truest Thing about You: Identity, Desire, and Why It All Matters
― The Truest Thing about You: Identity, Desire, and Why It All Matters
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