The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
TIMOTHY KELLERJesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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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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If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you’re afraid I will not give you what you need?
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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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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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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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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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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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