Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
TIMOTHY KELLERTrust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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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.’
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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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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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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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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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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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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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