The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
TIMOTHY KELLERForgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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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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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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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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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
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If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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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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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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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 says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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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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