The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
TIMOTHY KELLERWe tend to see God as a means through which we get things to make us happy. For most of us, He has not become our happiness.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
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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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Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.
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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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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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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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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.
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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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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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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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