Religion is ‘if you obey, then you will be accepted’. But the Gospel is, ‘if you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey’. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the Bible shows the difference.
TIMOTHY KELLERIn the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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Prayer 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.
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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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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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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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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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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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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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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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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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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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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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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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