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.
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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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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The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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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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The more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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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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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good 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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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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…Singles, too, must see the penultimate status of marriage. If single Christians don’t develop a deeply fulfilling love relationship with Jesus, they will put too much pressure on their DREAM of marriage, and that will create pathology in their lives as well.
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