Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
TIMOTHY KELLERReligion: ‘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.’
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and 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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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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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access
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…Singles, too, must see the penultimate status of marriage. If single Christians don’t develop a deeply fulfilling love relationship with Jesus, they will put too much pressure on their DREAM of marriage, and that will create pathology in their lives as well.
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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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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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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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Religion 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.’
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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
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