Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
TIMOTHY KELLERMoney isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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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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The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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We come to God saying, “Look at all I’ve done,” or maybe “Look at all I’ve suffered.” God, however, wants us to look to him – to just wash.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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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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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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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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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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Religion is ‘if you obey, then you will be accepted’. But the Gospel is, ‘if you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey’. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the Bible shows the difference.
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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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