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.’
TIMOTHY KELLERTo discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome…
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Many 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.
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The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
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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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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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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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There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.
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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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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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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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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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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 infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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