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.
TIMOTHY KELLERFear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
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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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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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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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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 sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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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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Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it.
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