Rick Warren Quotes About Religion
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Biblical convictions are essential for spiritual growth and maturity. What is ironic today is that people often have strong convictions about weak issues (football, fashion, etc.) while having weak convictions about major issues (what is right and what is wrong).
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Your past, present, and future are taken care of as you put your trust in Jesus.
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Christianity is not a religion or a philosophy, but a relationship and a lifestyle. The core of that lifestyle is thinking of others, as Jesus did, instead of ourselves.
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Love leaves legacy. How you treated other people, not your wealth or accomplishments, is the most enduring impact you can leave on earth.
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Jesus specialized in menial tasks that everyone else tried to avoid: washing feet, helping children, fixing breakfast, and serving lepers. Nothing was beneath him, because he came to serve.
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The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now.
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Ever feel like God is a million miles away? The truth is, he's not. Whatever struggle you're going through, you can rest assured you're not alone. You have God in your corner.
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God uses the opposite situation of each fruit to allow us a choice. You can't claim to be good if you have never been tempted to be bad.
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If you want to know why you were jplaced on this planet, you must begin with God. You were born by his purpose and for his purpose.
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The only reason you can love God or anybody else is because God first loved you. And he showed that love by sending Jesus Christ to Earth to die for you.
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Many people spend their lives trying to create a lasting legacy on earth. They want to be remembered when they're gone. Yet, what ultimately matters most will not be what others say about your life but what God says.
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Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. Trust must be rebuilt over time. Trust requires a track record. If someone hurts you repeatedly, you are commanded by God to forgive them instantly, but you are not expected to trust them immediately, and you are not expected to continue allowing them to hurt you.
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There are many pitfalls in the marathon of life. But regardless of what you go through, you can count on God's sustaining grace.
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If you are serious about changing your life, you are going to have to get into the Bible. You need to read it, study it, memorize it, meditate on it, and apply it.
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Nothing else you do will ever matter as much as helping people establish an eternal relationship with God.
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We receive God's grace by humbly admitting that we need it.
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The deepest level of worship is praising God inspite of pain, trusting Him during a trial, surrendering while suffering, and loving Him when He seems distant.
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Your spiritual family is even more important than our physical family because it will last forever.
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Servants think of ministry as an opportunity, not an obligation. They enjoy helping people, meeting needs, and doing ministry.
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You don't bring glory or pleasure to God by hiding your abilities or by trying to be someone else. You only bring him enjoyment by being you.
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If you are facing trouble right now, don't ask, “Why me?” Instead ask, “What do you want me to learn?” Then trust God and keep on doing what's right.
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Knowing you're a child of the creator of the universe changes everything.
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Whenever you feel unimportant, unloved, or insecure, remember to who you belong.
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Christians ought to have a reputation for being the most dependable people at work. They are always aware of who their true boss is.
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Your spiritual family is even more important than your physical family because it will last forever. Our families on earth are wonderful gifts from God, but they are temporary and fragile, often broken by divorce, distance, growing old, and inevitably, death.
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Without implementation, all of our Bible studies are worthless.
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Long before you were conceived by your parents, you were conceived in the mind of God.
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Receiving, reading, researching, remembering, and reflecting on the Word of God are all useless if we fail to put what we learn into practice.
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Christians can be positive even in a negative situation because we know God has a purpose for allowing that problem.
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You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense.
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