You are a totally loved moral failure.
TIMOTHY KELLERJesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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…Singles, too, must see the penultimate status of marriage. If single Christians don’t develop a deeply fulfilling love relationship with Jesus, they will put too much pressure on their DREAM of marriage, and that will create pathology in their lives as well.
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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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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If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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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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We are regularly in danger of having too light a view of our sin and also too light a grasp of what Jesus has done to free us from our sin.
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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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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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