The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
TIMOTHY KELLERWorry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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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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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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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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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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When we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
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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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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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Christianity does not provide the reason for each experience of pain, but it does provide deep resources for actually facing suffering with hope and courage rather than bitterness and despair
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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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