Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
TIMOTHY KELLER…the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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 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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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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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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The more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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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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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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We are regularly in danger of having too light a view of our sin and also too light a grasp of what Jesus has done to free us from our sin.
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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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