Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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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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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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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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When love of one’s people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods.
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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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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you’re afraid I will not give you what you need?
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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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