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.
TIMOTHY KELLERTo discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
-
-
This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?
TIMOTHY KELLER -
How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
TIMOTHY KELLER -
The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
TIMOTHY KELLER -
Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
TIMOTHY KELLER -
When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
TIMOTHY KELLER -
The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
TIMOTHY KELLER -
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.
TIMOTHY KELLER -
You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
TIMOTHY KELLER -
The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
TIMOTHY KELLER -
The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
TIMOTHY KELLER -
It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
TIMOTHY KELLER -
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.’
TIMOTHY KELLER -
…the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.
TIMOTHY KELLER -
If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
TIMOTHY KELLER -
To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God.
TIMOTHY KELLER






