The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
TIMOTHY KELLERLove is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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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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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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You are a totally loved moral 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 gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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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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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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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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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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