The reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus’s tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in.
TIMOTHY KELLERGod 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?
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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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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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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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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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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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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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 does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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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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Religion operates on the principle ‘I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.’ But the operating principle of the gospel is ‘I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.’
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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