Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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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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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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No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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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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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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So we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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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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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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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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