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 KELLERTo discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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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.
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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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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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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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…the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.
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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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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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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
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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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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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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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