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.’
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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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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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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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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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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…the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.
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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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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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Religion operates on the principle ‘I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.’ But the operating principle of the gospel is ‘I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.’
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Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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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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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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