There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.
TIMOTHY KELLERAs long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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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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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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The purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
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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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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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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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The Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome…
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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
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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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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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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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Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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