The purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
TIMOTHY KELLERHow do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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When we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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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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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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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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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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The Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome…
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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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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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
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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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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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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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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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