God became someone we could hurt. Why? To get us back… No other religion-whethe r secularism, Greco-Roman paganism, Eastern religion, Judaism, or Islam-believes God became breakable or suffered or had a body.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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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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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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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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Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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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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There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.
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Christianity does not provide the reason for each experience of pain, but it does provide deep resources for actually facing suffering with hope and courage rather than bitterness and despair
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The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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