So we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).
TIMOTHY KELLERIf anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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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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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with 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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If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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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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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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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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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 more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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