The reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus’s tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in.
TIMOTHY KELLERGod looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you’re afraid I will not give you what you need?
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
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If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.
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God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you’re afraid I will not give you what you need?
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Religion operates on the principle ‘I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.’ But the operating principle of the gospel is ‘I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.’
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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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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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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 gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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We are regularly in danger of having too light a view of our sin and also too light a grasp of what Jesus has done to free us from our sin.
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If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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We come to God saying, “Look at all I’ve done,” or maybe “Look at all I’ve suffered.” God, however, wants us to look to him – to just wash.
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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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