The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
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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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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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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.
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Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.
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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 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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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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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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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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