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.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe 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.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
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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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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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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 great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
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If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that.
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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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We come to God saying, “Look at all I’ve done,” or maybe “Look at all I’ve suffered.” God, however, wants us to look to him – to just wash.
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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 resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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When love of one’s people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods.
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