The reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus’s tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in.
TIMOTHY KELLERNo one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
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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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Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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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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It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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We come to God saying, “Look at all I’ve done,” or maybe “Look at all I’ve suffered.” God, however, wants us to look to him – to just wash.
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No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
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The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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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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