The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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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If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn’t rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead.
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To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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The Gospel is good news not good advice. Advice = what we should do. News = report of what was done for us.
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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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If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.
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Christianity does not provide the reason for each experience of pain, but it does provide deep resources for actually facing suffering with hope and courage rather than bitterness and despair
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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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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
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The reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus’s tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in.
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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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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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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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When love of one’s people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods.
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The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access
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