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.’
TIMOTHY KELLERWhat you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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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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The more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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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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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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You can’t live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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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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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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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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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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