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.
TIMOTHY KELLERWe were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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The Gospel is good news not good advice. Advice = what we should do. News = report of what was done for us.
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
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If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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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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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.
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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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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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