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.’
TIMOTHY KELLERSuffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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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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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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It’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
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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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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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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 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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Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are!
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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
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