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.
TIMOTHY KELLERThose who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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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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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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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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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
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Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are!
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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to 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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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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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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The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access
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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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Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
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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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