A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
TIMOTHY KELLERNo one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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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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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
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The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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God became someone we could hurt. Why? To get us back… No other religion-whethe r secularism, Greco-Roman paganism, Eastern religion, Judaism, or Islam-believes God became breakable or suffered or had a body.
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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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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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How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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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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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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