Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
TIMOTHY KELLERJesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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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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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are!
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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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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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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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The reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus’s tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in.
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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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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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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.
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You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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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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