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.
TIMOTHY KELLERYou can’t live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
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The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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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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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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We are regularly in danger of having too light a view of our sin and also too light a grasp of what Jesus has done to free us from our sin.
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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.
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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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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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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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