Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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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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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.’
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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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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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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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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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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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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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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Religion is ‘if you obey, then you will be accepted’. But the Gospel is, ‘if you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey’. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the Bible shows the difference.
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There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
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Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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