So we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).
TIMOTHY KELLERJesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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After creation God said, ‘It is finished’-and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, ‘It is finished’-and we can rest.
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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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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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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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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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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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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 Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died.
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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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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 prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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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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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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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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How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
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If you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.
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Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access
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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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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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