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Lee Strobel presents thirteen phenomenal claims by God that can change the entire trajectory of your life and revolutionize your attitudes, your character, and your relationships.
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“Lose your life to save it. The first will be the last. The meek will inherit the earth. Rejoice in persecution. Pray for your enemies. It's better to give than receive. Turn the other cheek. Humble yourself to be exalted. Incredible!”
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“"as a Christian, I am required to forgive--no matter how hard it may be."”
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“Bitterness is always a poison. It keeps your pain alive. It sentences you to relive the hurt over and over.”
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“Bitterness is a dangerous drug in any dosage.”
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“You can't pray for people for very long and still hate them.”
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“To return evil for good is the devil’s way; to return good for good is man’s; to return good for evil is God’s.”
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For a Christ follower, the important thing isn’t what God has us doing; the important thing is that we’re doing what God wants us to do.
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“Researchers have gathered a wealth of data lately suggesting that chronic anger is so damaging to the body that it ranks with — or even exceeds — cigarette smoking, obesity, and a high-fat diet as a powerful risk factor for early death.”
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“To love one’s enemy does not mean to love the mire in which the pearl lies, but to love the pearl that lies in the mire.”
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It means loving God with the totality of who we are and allowing our faith to extend to the whole of our life, including our careers.
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The only way we can ever really emulate Christ is by yielding ourselves to the Spirit’s influence in our life and allowing him to produce the love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control that the Bible promises he will manifest over time in the followers of Jesus.23
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My mistakes didn’t destroy the image of God that was inscribed in me, so my errors can’t eliminate the reason why I have value in his eyes.
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In my quest for self-forgiveness, I’ve found that there are three steps that are particularly helpful: understanding and receiving God’s mercy, seeking forgiveness from those we’ve hurt, and reaching out to friends who care.
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The first e in p-e-a-c-e reminds us to empathize with others, which means to see our enemy from a completely different perspective.
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Faith isn’t just believing something — it’s belief and behavior. It’s believing something and taking action in accordance with what we believe. Someone once defined faith as “belief gone courageous.”
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Associated Press reporter Terry Anderson was held hostage in Lebanon for nearly seven years.
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- Lee Strobel (Author)
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- Dewey: 248.4
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