In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
TIMOTHY KELLERGod’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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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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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.
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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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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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The more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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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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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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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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