Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
TIMOTHY KELLERAre you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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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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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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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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When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
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God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.
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…Singles, too, must see the penultimate status of marriage. If single Christians don’t develop a deeply fulfilling love relationship with Jesus, they will put too much pressure on their DREAM of marriage, and that will create pathology in their lives as well.
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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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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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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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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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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