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“In sanctification, God invites you to wait. Your conformity to the likeness of Jesus Christ is a process and not an event.” Sanctification is such a walking work 😭

talking about being made in the image of God and whew this chapter was timely, convicting and also made me cry!

“Good theology never produces angry, arrogant, bullying, disrespectful, harm-producing outrage. Theology that does not produce gentle, patient, and respectful love falls short of God’s standard for how his truth should be handled and what should be produced.”

“Have you lost your theological minds” reference to Midnight Sun because I was clearly exhausted yesterday 🫠🤦🏾‍♀️ that quote was for this! I just happened to be on the same page for both books

Wow oh wow, these two chapter broke my heart with revelation upon revelation of my own sin. And, how great is the Lord who loves us dearly that He is sovereign above all things.

this chapter broke my brain.

“The holiness of God decimates our autonomy of self-sufficiency and drives us to the Savior, who alone is able, by his life and death, to unite unholy people to a holy God.”

This chapter was incredible. This quote wont do the chapter justice but it’s one that I can’t stop thinking about.

“It is the category of practical atheism… What I am pointing to here are these moments when we think, desire, speak, or act as if God doesn’t exist... at root it is a struggle of the heart.”

Forever and Ever Amen by Mav. City music

“He is holy in every way possible, in all he is and all he’s does.”

“living for the glory of self is more natural to a sinner than acknowledging and living for the glory of God. We buy into the lie that imperfect created things can do in ur heads what the perfection of God’s glory can do.”