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.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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You can’t live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.
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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
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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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Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.
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The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
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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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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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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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