Quotes about Exchange

I'm a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has profound effects in terms of how people can learn from each other, and how they can achieve the kind of freedoms that they're interested in.

Nothing belongs to us, not even ourselves. But the exchange rate is unbelievable. All of our sin is transferred to Christ's account, and all of His righteousness is transferred to our account. God cancels our debt, writes us into His will, and calls it even!

We need to work like it depends on us, but we also need to pray like it depends on God. That's what consecration is all about. It's letting God do for us what we cannot do for ourselves. And that's how God gets all the glory. Consecration is a complete surrender to the lordship of Jesus Christ. We relinquish everything to God - our time, talent, and treasure. It's a complete divestiture. But the exchange rate is unbelievable.

AS YOU GIVE OUT SO SHALL YOU RECEIVE.

What our Lord wants us to present to Him is not our goodness, honesty, or our efforts to do better, but real solid sin. Actually, that is all He can take from us. And what He gives us in exchange for our sin is real solid righteousness. But we must surrender all pretense that we are anything, and give up all our claims of even being worthy of God's consideration.

America does not know the difference between money and sex. It treats sex like money because it treats sex as a medium of exchange, and it treats money like sex because it expects its money to get pregnant and reproduce.

The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, but take the goods for yourself.”

Ephron answered Abraham,

“First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.

Finish this week’s celebration, and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work.”

“What can I give you?” Laban asked. “You do not need to give me anything,” Jacob replied. “If you do this one thing for me, I will keep on shepherding and keeping your flocks.

Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.