Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
TIMOTHY KELLERReligion operates on the principle ‘I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.’ But the operating principle of the gospel is ‘I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.’
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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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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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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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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Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.
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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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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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