Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
TIMOTHY KELLERHow you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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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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When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
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This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself nor less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.
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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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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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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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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access
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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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