What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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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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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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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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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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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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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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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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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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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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After creation God said, ‘It is finished’-and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, ‘It is finished’-and we can rest.
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