It’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
TIMOTHY KELLERGenerosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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 lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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…the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.
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Religion operates on the principle ‘I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.’ But the operating principle of the gospel is ‘I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.’
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn’t rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead.
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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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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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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
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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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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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Jesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
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Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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We are regularly in danger of having too light a view of our sin and also too light a grasp of what Jesus has done to free us from our sin.
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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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Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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