Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
TIMOTHY KELLERWhen I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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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.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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After creation God said, ‘It is finished’-and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, ‘It is finished’-and we can rest.
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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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If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.
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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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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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…the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.
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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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