When we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
TIMOTHY KELLEREveryone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
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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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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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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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How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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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 great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
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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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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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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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