The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
TIMOTHY KELLERWhere you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that.
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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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If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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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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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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This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?
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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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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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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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Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
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