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God had spoken to His people through His Word. It had humbled them in their sins, but it had lifted them up to see the grace and mercy of God, and then had directed them into a new life of obedience. In all our desperate searching for ways to find joy, God is telling us that we will never find joy like the joy of knowing God, being humbled in our sins, experiencing His grace, and walking in a life of obedience.Colin S. Smith
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Human life is created in God's image, and that makes it sacred.Colin S. Smith
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He is the Creator and the sustainer of all things. He is the unchanging, self-existent God, and that means that He depends on nobody. He is neither helped by our faith nor hindered by our unbelief.Colin S. Smith
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If you can grasp those two truths–you are made in His image and dependent on Him–you will discover a great dignity and at the same time a profound humility.Colin S. Smith
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Saint Augustine defined idolatry as worshiping what should be used or using what should be worshipedColin S. Smith
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The God you worship will shape the values you hold, and the values you hold will shape the lifestyle that you choose.Colin S. Smith
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Has what you do for God become more important to you than the Lord Himself?Colin S. Smith
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The heart of the gospel is that Christ has come to save us from the judgment of God.Colin S. Smith
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Idolatry involves putting the things we love in the place of God or seeing God as a means of getting the things that we want, and that's the second great struggle of our lives.Colin S. Smith