No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Christianity does not provide the reason for each experience of pain, but it does provide deep resources for actually facing suffering with hope and courage rather than bitterness and despair
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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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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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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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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
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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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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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The Gospel is good news not good advice. Advice = what we should do. News = report of what was done for us.
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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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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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