Plus Jesus? (Getting the math of Christian living right)
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“Our transformation means that the formula is not ‘MY life plus Jesus’ on top, but rather ‘JESUS equals my life’ in all that I do, how I do it, and why.” - Ken Brown
As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Our transformation means that the formula is not ‘MY life plus Jesus’ on top, but rather ‘JESUS equals my life’ in all that I do, how I do it, and why.” - Ken Brown
“when it comes to policy changes like funding for employees to have an abortion, vaccinations, or even trans inclusion, it’s likely these are not calling for a direct mistreatment from you to other people.” - Kainos
“for Crouch, the question isn’t so much, ‘How do we get off our phones?’ but rather ‘How can we start seeing one another as persons again?’” - Acton
“only God accomplishes everything he sets out to do. He’s the only one with the wisdom and power to complete his work according to his plan and in his intended timing.” - TGC
The Fundamentals of Sanctification and Cultural Fundamentalism - Don Johnson
“Seeing love as only desire is the error our culture falls into….But seeing Christian love, ‘agape love,’ as gift only is the more common error in the Christian church. And this error causes others.” - Mark Ward interviews Jonathan Leeman
“Think about words…We tend to recall the painful ones more than the affirming ones—so we must work harder to encourage others with regularity.” - Chuck Lawless
“if Christians are going to heed the summons of Romans 12:2 in a smartphone age…we will need to do more than resist the false content on our phones. We will need to resist the false gravitational presence our phones so subtly exert upon us.” - Desiring God
The Fundamentals of Sanctification - Don Johnson
“One of the books I require the seminary men to read … is More Than a Battle: How to Experience Victory, Freedom, and Healing from Lust by our school’s president, Dr. Joe Rigney. The wise advice in that book is a gift for … those who are struggling with pornography and those who want to help.” - Andy Naselli
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