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" When families break down, you have a lot of repercussion from that, from poverty to crime to lack of discipline. "
Tony Evans
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" To carry our cross is to have such a commitment and identify with Jesus Christ and what He accomplished that I am willing to suffer the repercussions to that identification. "
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" The goal was not only to teach people the Bible and minister to people personally and spiritually, but also to build a church to be community focused. "
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" Football is oneness in action. When played well, it is unity on display. Players come from different races and different backgrounds. However, when they get on the field, they harmonize their differences toward a common goal. "
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" What God wants is for us to live by His rules, resulting in the receiving of His blessing and power. When we as Christians, celebrating our differences, join together as the house of God representing the kingdom of God for the glory of God, we get the response of God to our presence in history. "
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" Anyone who knows me knows that I love football. "
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" We need to learn the names of God because when we know His character and His capacity, we will find rest and discover peace and power in His covenantal care of us. "
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" God operates the world by covenants. Those covenants have specific jurisdictions and responsibilities, not to be infringed upon by another covenant. "
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" We need to have a unified understanding of our national heritage without losing our personal distinctives. The closer that national heritage is to the rule of God, the more ordered our relationships will become in society. "
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" A name is so important in biblical settings that Scripture frequently mentions God Himself changing someone's name to reflect a new reality. Abram, which means 'exalted father,' was changed to Abraham, meaning 'father of a multitude.' "
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" The church is the only mechanism for mass mobilization. That's why the civil rights movement came out of the church. "
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" The separation of church and state is a suburban, not an urban, issue. "
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" It is in following Christ as our captain that we can win in our personal lives, families, churches, and communities. "
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" Peace, unity, love, and nonviolence should be our rallying cry and the catalyst for change in our nation. "
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" We should love people, care about people regardless of where they come from. "
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" Occasional setbacks are probably unavoidable - part of the struggle of living in a fallen world. Other setbacks are due to our own sin and failures, or circumstances outside our control. "
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" And when you redefine the family other than what the Creator intended when he established it, then you look at the devolution of civilization. "
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" The exclusion of God automatically means the inclusion of evil. "
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" I condemn racism on all levels, whether personal or systemic. "
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" People from different backgrounds may not have natural affinity, but when the Word of God is treated right and the Holy Spirit is allowed to engage, it can bring together things, people, backgrounds, histories, races, colors, and cultures and hold them together in a way that natural affinity may not be able to do. "
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" Although all serious Christians recognize the importance that the Bible places on prayer, most fall short when it comes to doing it. "
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" The Bible is pregnant with politics. You cannot read the Bible from Genesis through Revelation and go through too many chapters that are not involving politics. "
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" The history of our country has been driven by a Judeo-Christian worldview, and so that has dominated the landscape. So it's important that we recognize the lordship of Jesus Christ without apology in our emphasis on prayer. "
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" Biblical justice is the equitable application of God's moral law in society. "
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" As God is continually being marginalized and dismissed in the culture, you will continue to see evil proliferate. "
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" Technology has changed how people communicate, how people relate, the speed at which this takes place. To ignore that, in the name of preaching the Word, is to forget that we're to preach the Word to people. "
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" We can never get around to being one nation under God if we can't even get around to being one Church under God. "
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" I've talked to men who feel like they're overly sexual and, therefore, are attracted to any female who walks down the street. I will not excuse his activity with every female just because he feels driven in that direction. "
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" Slavery was ungodly, unrighteous, and unbiblical. "
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" Government can run and fund programs, but it can't love, it can't show compassion, and it can't embrace. Our faith is designed to have social implications, not just heavenly ones. The spiritual and the social must be connected. "
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