If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
TIMOTHY KELLEREvery single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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 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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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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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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This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself nor less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.
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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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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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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 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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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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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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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
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If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.
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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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