When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
TIMOTHY KELLERIf I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Jesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
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Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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The Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome…
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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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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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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that.
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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
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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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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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