If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
TIMOTHY KELLERThose who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
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If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn’t rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead.
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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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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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When love of one’s people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods.
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This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself nor less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.
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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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You can’t live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.
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Jesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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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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There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.
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The purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
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The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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