The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
TIMOTHY KELLERWhen we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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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 key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
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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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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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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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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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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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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.
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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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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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God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
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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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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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We come to God saying, “Look at all I’ve done,” or maybe “Look at all I’ve suffered.” God, however, wants us to look to him – to just wash.
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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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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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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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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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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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