When the Bible speaks of God's love for us and the kind of love we are to have for him and for other people, the word is always apage, signifying a commitment to act. Rick Warren More Quotes by Rick Warren More Quotes From Rick Warren Every small group has at least one 'difficult' person in it. If you don't immediately recognize who that person is -- it's probably you! Rick Warren difficult groups persons God's mercy to us is the motivation for showing mercy to others. Remember, you will never be asked to forgive someone else more than God has forgiven you. Rick Warren motivation remembers-you remember-you I'm not getting to heaven on my integrity. I'm not getting to heaven on my goodness. Rick Warren goodness integrity heaven You may have done some really nifty things in life, but if you think they're going to get you into Heaven, forget it. The only way any of us are going to get in is by receiving God's gift of grace, which is available to every person. Rick Warren things-in-life heaven thinking Why is this happening to me? Why am I having such a difficult time? One answer is that life is supposed to be difficult! It’s what enables us to grow. Remember, earth is not heaven! Rick Warren earth answers heaven Familiarity breeds complacency. Rick Warren complacency familiarity Being successful and fulfilling your lifes purpose are not at all the same thing; You can reach all your personal goals, become a raving success by the worlds standard and still miss your purpose in this life. Rick Warren goal successful missing During the next 90 days, people are going to be more open to the Gospel than in years. It is God's responsibility to make people receptive; it is our responsibility to sow the seed. Rick Warren responsibility people years The actual number of atheists is quite small outside of Europe and Manhattan. Rick Warren atheist numbers europe Law is downstream from culture. By the time you make a law about something, you're reacting, not acting. I'd rather shape the culture. Rick Warren acting law culture I'm not a policymaker, I'm not a pundit. In fact, I don't have any interest in it. It's not on my agenda. Rick Warren pundits agendas facts In the Old Testament, it says that if you have the power to do something good, then you have to do it. You're not to avoid helping somebody in their time of need. Rick Warren old-testament helping needs The Bible tells us that there are some things worth fighting for. In fact, the Bible says there's some things worth dying for. Rick Warren fighting dying facts But dogs, which have no ability to sin nor moral conscience, do not have an ability to reject Jesus. Rick Warren moral dog jesus You're not really ready to live unless you know what you're willing to die for. Rick Warren willing ready knows Well actually I don't think it's a bunch of bad things that send us to hell. I think it is rejection of God's grace. Rick Warren rejection grace thinking The church must always show compassion, always. Rick Warren church compassion shows Most of us want to have enough... good works to get into heaven, but enough bad works to be fun. Rick Warren want fun heaven I just think the Internet has made us ruder. Rick Warren internet made thinking So I would say God hates war, but God loves every soldier. Rick Warren hate soldier war
