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Ignorance is a blank sheet, on which we may write; but error is a scribbled one, on which we must first erase.

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Tullian Tchividjian

When it comes to understanding and appreciating grace, our biggest problem is our so-called goodness. . . not our self-perceived badness.

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The people who tend to be the most gracious are those who know how badly they need grace

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Your identity is firmly anchored in Christ's accomplishment, not yours; his strength, not yours; his performance, not yours; his victory, not yours.

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Legalism says God will love us if we change. The gospel says God will change us because He loves us.

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God's acceptance of us cannot be gained by our successes nor forfeited by our failures.

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Here's one way I can know that I've forgotten the gospel of grace: when your sin bothers me more than my sin.

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