If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.
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 Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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We are regularly in danger of having too light a view of our sin and also too light a grasp of what Jesus has done to free us from our sin.
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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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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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The Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome…
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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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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 gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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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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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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