Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
TIMOTHY KELLERGod’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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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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…the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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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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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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We tend to see God as a means through which we get things to make us happy. For most of us, He has not become our happiness.
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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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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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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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