Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
TIMOTHY KELLERMany times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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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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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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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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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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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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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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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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Jesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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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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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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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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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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