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As I got to know Jesus for myself, I began to realize that the God I knew and the god I was being taught about couldn’t be the same Person.
“Jesus did not create a new religion, but set us free from all the rules and regulations of religion”
― Dying to Religion and Empire: Giving up Our Religious Rites and Legal Rights
― Dying to Religion and Empire: Giving up Our Religious Rites and Legal Rights
“Without wavering, hold to your confession of hope in Christ. His promises are unbreakable. It’s not about your abilities, but God’s promises. Your faith is dependent upon His promise, not your performance. It’s all about the praise of His grace. He is faithful, not because you do enough right, but because He has given you a promise that is founded upon Christ and not you.”
― The Revelation of Grace: Founded Upon Grace Series: Book 1
― The Revelation of Grace: Founded Upon Grace Series: Book 1
“the Pharisees lacked—and what we Christians have all too often lacked—is grace. We must never let our theological disagreements get in the way of showing God’s unconditional, overpowering grace to everyone we meet.”
― Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate
― Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate
“Jesus never allowed himself to be defined by the political conflicts of his day, and neither should we.”
― The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power Is Destroying the Church
― The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power Is Destroying the Church
“Our relationships with one another are the canvas upon which our relationship with God is put on display. We know we have passed from death to life because we love the brotherhood, [38] not because we are scrupulous about observing the Sabbath and keeping the feasts. Our love of the brotherhood is the proof of our love for God, not the lists of things that we so often accept as the standard for holiness.”
― The New Testament Prophet: Understanding the Mind, Temperament, and Calling
― The New Testament Prophet: Understanding the Mind, Temperament, and Calling
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