What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
TIMOTHY KELLERSo 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).
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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The purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
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After creation God said, ‘It is finished’-and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, ‘It is finished’-and we can rest.
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If you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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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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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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…the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.
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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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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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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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