The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
TIMOTHY KELLERIf God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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It’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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If 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.
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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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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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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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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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So we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).
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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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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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Religion is ‘if you obey, then you will be accepted’. But the Gospel is, ‘if you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey’. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the Bible shows the difference.
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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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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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After creation God said, ‘It is finished’-and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, ‘It is finished’-and we can rest.
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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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