Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
TIMOTHY KELLERIf we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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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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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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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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When 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.
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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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The 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.
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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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