But isn't it wrong to be motivated by reward? No, it isn't. If it were wrong, Christ wouldn't offer it to us a motivation.
Randy AlcornGod loves a great story, and all of us who know Him will recall and celebrate and continue to live in that story for all eternity.
Randy AlcornWhat we love about this life are the things that resonate with the life we were made for. The things we love are not merely the best this life has to offerโthey are previews of the greater life to come.
Randy AlcornEarth is a in-between world touched by both Heaven and Hell. Earth leads directly into Heaven or directly into Hell, affording a choice between the two. The best of life on Earth is a glimpse of Heaven; the worst of life is a glimpse of Hell.
Randy AlcornTomorrow's character is made out of today's thoughts. Temptation may come suddenly, but sin does not.
Randy AlcornIf we were to gain God's perspective, even for a moment, and were to look at the way we go through life accumulating and hoarding and displaying our things, we would have the same feelings of horror and pity that any sane person has when he views people in an asylum endlessly beating their heads against the wall.
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