When you feel abandoned by God yet continue to trust him in spite of your feelings, you worship him in the deepest way.
Rick WarrenTake a human body, a male and a female, it is obvious that certain parts are meant together. There is a purpose and a design for it and there is a result of that.
Rick WarrenChristianity is not a religion or a philosophy, but a relationship and a lifestyle. The core of that lifestyle is thinking of others, as Jesus did, instead of ourselves.
Rick WarrenTwo thousand years ago, in the Middle East, an event occurred that permanently changed the world. Because of that event, history was split. Every time you write a date, youโre using the Resurrection of Jesus Christ as the focal point.
Rick WarrenI'm definitely not postmillennial. And I do not believe in bringing in the Kingdom by human means, in no sense of the matter.
Rick WarrenIf not to God, you will surrender to the opinions or expectations of others, to money, to resentment, to fear, or to your own pride, lusts, or ego. You were designed to worship God and if you fail to worship Him, you will create other things (idols) to give your life to. You are free to choose, what you surrender to but you are not free from the consequence of that choice.
Rick Warren