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“…but [the Bible] does command us to put physical fitness in its proper place on the priority list: “for a while, bodily training is of some value godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also the life to come“.” (1 Tim. 4:7)

“Work was never primarily about us – our fulfillment, our self actualization, our worth. We were meant to find those things in relationship with God while carrying out the good work he has given us to do.”

“Work that insists we die to the pursuit of our own names and pour ourselves out in service to others, for the sake of God‘s name is revolutionary and eternal.”

[Bc you’re forgiven] “You can lay down the heavy burden of trying to keep God's law perfectly in your own strength. It's your own sinful nature, not God's law, that enslaves you. You cannot eradicate the deep roots of your heart's corruption by rule-keeping. Neither breaking the rules in rebellion, nor endlessly striving to obey them in your own power, will assage the guilt and shame you feel deep inside.” p.36

“True belief involves not only acknowledgment of the facts about Jesus, but also total dependence upon him.” P.17