The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
TIMOTHY KELLERIf Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn’t rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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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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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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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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There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
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This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself nor less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.
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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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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
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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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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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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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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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