The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
TIMOTHY KELLERWhen I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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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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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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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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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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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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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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This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself nor less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.
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