You can’t live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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It’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
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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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When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
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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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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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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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No, he was in agony, and he looked down at us – denying him, abandoning him, and betraying him – and in the greatest act of love in history, he STAYED. He said, “Father, forgive them, they don’t know what they are doing.” He loved us, not because we were lovely to him, but to make us lovely.
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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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