Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
TIMOTHY KELLERYou are a totally loved moral failure.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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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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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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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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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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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.
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The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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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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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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