As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
TIMOTHY KELLERIf 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.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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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.
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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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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
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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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Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are!
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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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You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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