The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
TIMOTHY KELLERIt’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
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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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To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God.
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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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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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Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.
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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 lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?
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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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We come to God saying, “Look at all I’ve done,” or maybe “Look at all I’ve suffered.” God, however, wants us to look to him – to just wash.
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The reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus’s tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in.
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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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Religion operates on the principle ‘I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.’ But the operating principle of the gospel is ‘I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.’
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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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