You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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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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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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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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If you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.
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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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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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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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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
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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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