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.
TIMOTHY KELLERTo 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.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.
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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
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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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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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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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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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God became someone we could hurt. Why? To get us back… No other religion-whethe r secularism, Greco-Roman paganism, Eastern religion, Judaism, or Islam-believes God became breakable or suffered or had a body.
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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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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?
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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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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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