Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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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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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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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.
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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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You can’t live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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It’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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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?
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