The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
TIMOTHY KELLERPrayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
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We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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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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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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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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