We are regularly in danger of having too light a view of our sin and also too light a grasp of what Jesus has done to free us from our sin.
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More Timothy Keller Quotes
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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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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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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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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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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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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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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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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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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