The Gospel is good news not good advice. Advice = what we should do. News = report of what was done for us.
TIMOTHY KELLERYou dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
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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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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
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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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When we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
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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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The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it.
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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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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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