Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
TIMOTHY KELLERGod 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.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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We tend to see God as a means through which we get things to make us happy. For most of us, He has not become our happiness.
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Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
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When love of one’s people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods.
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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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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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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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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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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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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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