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> [“The wonderful news of the gospel is that Jesus frees us from trying to impress God or others because he has impressed God on our behalf. We can tell people our sins because our identity doesn’t hang on what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-k-dodson/the-wonderful-news-of-the-gospel-is-that-jesus-frees-us-from-trying/)

[Jonathan K. Dodson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-k-dodson/)

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## More by Jonathan K. Dodson

> [“The gospel calls us back to look at Jesus over and over again. A disciple of Jesus is a person who so looks at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-k-dodson/the-gospel-calls-us-back-to-look-at-jesus-over-and-over-again-a/)

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> [“We need relationships that are so shaped by the gospel that we will exhort and encourage one another to trust Jesus every single day.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-k-dodson/we-need-relationships-that-are-so-shaped-by-the-gospel-that-we-will/)

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> [“Unfortunately, repentance is commonly viewed as something we do to get on God’s good side. We think to ourselves, “If I feel sorry enough,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-k-dodson/unfortunately-repentance-is-commonly-viewed-as-something-we-do-to-get/)

[Jonathan K. Dodson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-k-dodson/)

> [“Disciples are gospel people who introduce and reintroduce themselves and others to the person and power of Jesus over and over again. A disciple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-k-dodson/disciples-are-gospel-people-who-introduce-and-reintroduce-themselves/)

[Jonathan K. Dodson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-k-dodson/)

> [“We can have hundreds of Facebook friends, and thousands of Twitter followers, without having a single deep friendship.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-k-dodson/we-can-have-hundreds-of-facebook-friends-and-thousands-of-twitter/)

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> [“The wonderful news of the gospel is that Jesus frees us from trying to impress God or others because he has impressed God on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-k-dodson/the-wonderful-news-of-the-gospel-is-that-jesus-frees-us-from-trying/)

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> [“A disciple motivated by the spiritual license drinks from the empty cup of spiritual freedom. Gospel-centered disciples drink deeply from the cup of costly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-k-dodson/a-disciple-motivated-by-the-spiritual-license-drinks-from-the-empty/)

[Jonathan K. Dodson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-k-dodson/)

> [“Gospel-centered discipleship is not about how we perform but who we are—imperfect people, clinging to a perfect Christ, being perfected by the Spirit.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-k-dodson/gospel-centered-discipleship-is-not-about-how-we-perform-but-who-we/)

[Jonathan K. Dodson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-k-dodson/)

> [“The role of gospel motivation in discipleship is frequently overlooked.1 If religious performance and spiritual license are unbiblical motivations for discipleship, what do biblical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-k-dodson/the-role-of-gospel-motivation-in-discipleship-is-frequently/)

[Jonathan K. Dodson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-k-dodson/)

> [“Sherry Turkle’s Alone Together argues that social media creates the illusion of companionship while leaving us isolated from one another.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-k-dodson/sherry-turkle-s-alone-together-argues-that-social-media-creates-the/)

[Jonathan K. Dodson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-k-dodson/)

> [“How do we repent? We repent through faith . . . turning to God in faith and from sin in repentance are the same movement.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-k-dodson/how-do-we-repent-we-repent-through-faith-turning-to-god-in-faith-and/)

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