How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
TIMOTHY KELLERIt is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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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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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
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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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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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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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So we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).
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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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The more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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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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Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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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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