Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
TIMOTHY KELLERReligion is ‘if you obey, then you will be accepted’. But the Gospel is, ‘if you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey’. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the Bible shows the difference.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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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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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.
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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
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The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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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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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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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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The purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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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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