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.
TIMOTHY KELLERYet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
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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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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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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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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
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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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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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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
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God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you’re afraid I will not give you what you need?
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The Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died.
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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 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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