As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
TIMOTHY KELLERIn the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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The basic premise of religion– that if you live a good life, things will go well for you– is wrong. Jesus was the most morally upright person who ever lived, yet He had a life filled with the experience of poverty, rejection, injustice, and even torture.
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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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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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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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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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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