The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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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We come to God saying, “Look at all I’ve done,” or maybe “Look at all I’ve suffered.” God, however, wants us to look to him – to just wash.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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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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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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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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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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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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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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God’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.
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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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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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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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