If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
TIMOTHY KELLERTo fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The Gospel is good news not good advice. Advice = what we should do. News = report of what was done for us.
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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.
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It’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
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After creation God said, ‘It is finished’-and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, ‘It is finished’-and we can rest.
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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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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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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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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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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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