The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
TIMOTHY KELLERWe were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
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Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it.
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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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The Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome…
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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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So we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).
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When we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
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God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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