“To accept our weaknesses and those of others is the very opposite of sloppy complacency.  It is not fatalistic and hopeless acceptance. 

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“One [can] live a strong and good life without using condemnation to punish and control others. . . .  When we enter

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“Glossing over sin never heals inward shame. . . .  Downplaying sin is an ill-applied salve.  When there’s no honest admission of

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“Why would anybody turn down such an extravagant gift (salvation)?  They want to be in control. . . .  I think our

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“Love doesn’t compromise its convictions, but it’s moved by compassion.  There is a way to disagree agreeably, but it takes humble boldness. 

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“Modern people struggle with the idea of a wrathful God who condemns, yet [in John 3:16-18] the Bible puts condemnation in proximity

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