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Irresistible: Reclaiming the New that Jesus Unleashed for the World QUOTES

1 " People who were nothing like him liked him. And Jesus liked people who were nothing like him. "

― Andy Stanley , Irresistible: Reclaiming the New that Jesus Unleashed for the World

2 " What does God’s love for me require of me? Remember "

― Andy Stanley , Irresistible: Reclaiming the New that Jesus Unleashed for the World

3 " Circumcision was invisible to the public. A once and done. All male. Decided by parents. The mark of the new covenant is visible and public. It involves daily decisions. It’s not gender-specific. It’s an all-skate. And while it doesn’t require surgery, it’s painful. Love requires sacrifice, and sacrifice is always a bit painful. "

― Andy Stanley , Irresistible: Reclaiming the New that Jesus Unleashed for the World

4 " Whatever the case, Paul could not stand by while church leaders became self-righteous reflections of a priesthood that was disappearing. He refused to do nothing as the dual covenant model laid the groundwork for the very hypocrisy his encounter with Jesus liberated him from. "

― Andy Stanley , Irresistible: Reclaiming the New that Jesus Unleashed for the World

5 " The Old Testament does not tell us everything God was doing everywhere in the world. It’s not a biography of God’s early years. The Jewish Scriptures describe God’s activity in connection to one particular people group. "

― Andy Stanley , Irresistible: Reclaiming the New that Jesus Unleashed for the World

6 " As followers of Jesus, we should be known as people who like people who are nothing like us. "

― Andy Stanley , Irresistible: Reclaiming the New that Jesus Unleashed for the World

7 " In 1522, William Tyndale began translating the Greek New Testament into English. Tyndale had the audacity to actually translate the term ekklesia rather than superimpose the widely accepted German term kirche. Instead of church, he used the term congregation. If that wasn’t offensive enough, the Greek text led him to use elder instead of priest and repent instead of do penance.11 "

― Andy Stanley , Irresistible: Reclaiming the New that Jesus Unleashed for the World

8 " This is what the LORD says: “When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place. For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. "

― Andy Stanley , Irresistible: Reclaiming the New that Jesus Unleashed for the World

9 " The most shameful and embarrassing chapters in church history were not the result of anything Jesus or the apostle Paul taught. Our most embarrassing, indefensible moments resulted from Christians leveraging the old covenant concepts. "

― Andy Stanley , Irresistible: Reclaiming the New that Jesus Unleashed for the World

10 " While Paul was a man of great faith, he was not a man of great patience or tolerance for those who opposed the gospel. But that was okay. God didn’t choose him for his manners. "

― Andy Stanley , Irresistible: Reclaiming the New that Jesus Unleashed for the World

11 " Participants in the new covenant are not required to obey most of the commandments found in the first half of their Bibles. Participants in the new covenant are expected to obey the single command Jesus issued as part of his new covenant. Namely: As I have loved you, so you must love one another.7 "

― Andy Stanley , Irresistible: Reclaiming the New that Jesus Unleashed for the World

12 " You were not, are not, and should be glad you’re not included in that covenant. "

― Andy Stanley , Irresistible: Reclaiming the New that Jesus Unleashed for the World