It Is My Life. Quotes
Jesus loves us not because we are good but because he is.
The gospel of Jesus Christ is an offense to both religion and irreligion. It can't be co-opted by either moralism or relativism.
The blessing we receive for following Jesus comes also with persecutions, which, if we have faith to accept them, can also be a blessing.
Rather than elevating poverty to a form of righteousness, Jesus is instead calling for a revolution of imagination around the nature of what we consider true blessing.
To be in Jesus' easy yoke is an easy way of doing hard things." (p. 202)
At this moment God might not necessarily be a necessity, but know that His absence will of necessity eventually result in His necessity.
In the Upper Room and on Calvary's hill, Jesus teaches us that the most important aspects of a well-lived life are love, humility and obedience.
To keep my life free of evil I must of necessity keep my life full of God, for keeping my life full of anything else will give evil everything else.
Being an example to others is a requirement of following Jesus, even though none of us will ever be a perfect example.
...love people when they least expect it and least deserve it. That is the kind of love Jesus shows to us.
...if you can truly surrender to Him, you will do more, be more, experience more. Life will just be more.
...if you're walking with Jesus and you invite someone to walk with you, there is a good chance they'll get to know Jesus somewhere along the way.
Following Jesus is a verb.
Jesus says, "Here's the deal! I'll leave My place. I'll come to your place. I'll take your place. And then we'll go to My place.
His soul was shaped by the cadence of Sabbath keeping and seasonal festivals that were intended to help Him and all people to remember God's faithfulness, protection, and provision.
Paul may be an excellent source for those interested in the early formation of Christianity, but he is a poor guide for uncovering the historical Jesus.
Though Jesus was in torture on the cross, He thought of praying for His persecutors, of caring for His mother, of securing the good thief's salvation.
Jesus doesn't adjust to us, and He doesn't submit to our whims. We adjust to Jesus and submit to Him. Jesus is King, not an accessory.
To accept Jesus is to accept His total authority in your life.
I am so glad that Jesus does not say, “Practice more spiritual disciplines.” He says, “Come to me…and I will give you rest.
His self-righteousness has prevented him from enjoying the grace all around him.
What could be more encouraging than realizing that Jesus calls the unqualified?
Simply put, if you know Jesus and you believe He is still healing people today, He will heal the sick through you.
Whether through an outwardly prideful life of breaking the rules or an inwardly prideful life of keeping the rules, we are people who have sought to avoid Jesus and run our own lives.
Our relationship with Jesus is based on grace- on the unexpected, undeserved, counterintuitive love of God.
Jesus offers undeserved love, a love we don't deserve and can therefore never lose.
He endured all that hell is on the cross, so that you would never know what hell is like.
Jesus changes our history from a random series of sad incidents and accidents into a constant opportunity for a change of heart.
How you perceive The Father to be, determines what you believe you’ll receive from Him."From "Freedom for LIFE -all of God, inside you
The more He loved those for whom He was the ransom, the more His anguish would increase, as it is the faults of friends rather than enemies which most disturb hearts!
When you're too religious, you tend to point your finger to judge instead of extending your hand to help.
Give freely to the world these gifts of love and compassion. Do not concern yourself with how much you receive in return, just know in your heart it will be returned.
I don't want my life to be defined by what is etched on a tombstone. I want it to be defined by what is etched in the lives and hearts of those I've touched.
Today I will take the opportunity to do unanticipated good.
Embrace love and compassion with all your spirit. Understand that they never hurt or offend, they just heal and empower.
If it is not tempered by compassion, and empathy, reason can lead men and women into a moral void. (95)
The embodiment of kindness is often made difficult by our long ingrained patternsof fear & jealousy.
Compassion is that special ingredient that is often missed, and it makes a difference in building a positive environment.
Sometimes the people who are the hardest to love are the ones who need it most.
If given a choice between stoic justice and compassion, I choose compassion. And if given a choice between worldly leadership and heaven at my feet—I choose heaven.
Disgust at idols strengthened his love for idolaters, and the man who once held Gentile neighbors at a distance now listened to their problems, fears, and temptations.
New converts displayed a most un-Roman concern for the sick man.
As the aperture of your heart opens to love you will receive more of the light of compassion, acceptance, gentleness, grace and understanding.
Nothing on earth is as unbearable as dealing with other people if you are a person who lacks compassion and understanding.
Lead with honesty, total integrity, compassion, patience and tolerance — toward yourself!
Have compassion for people as long as you are one of them too.