What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
TIMOTHY KELLERWhen 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.
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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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
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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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Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
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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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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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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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If you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.
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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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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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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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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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