Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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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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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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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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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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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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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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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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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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