In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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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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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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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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We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
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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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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are!
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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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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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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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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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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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