When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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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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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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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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 basic premise of religion– that if you live a good life, things will go well for you– is wrong. Jesus was the most morally upright person who ever lived, yet He had a life filled with the experience of poverty, rejection, injustice, and even torture.
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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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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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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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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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God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
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To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God.
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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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The more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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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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