God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
TIMOTHY KELLERIt is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
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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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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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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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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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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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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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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 Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.
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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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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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