The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
TIMOTHY KELLERTo be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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No, he was in agony, and he looked down at us – denying him, abandoning him, and betraying him – and in the greatest act of love in history, he STAYED. He said, “Father, forgive them, they don’t know what they are doing.” He loved us, not because we were lovely to him, but to make us lovely.
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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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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
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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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…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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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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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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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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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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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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Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
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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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The purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
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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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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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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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If you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.
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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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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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The more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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