The 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.
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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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
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How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
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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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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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There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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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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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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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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