When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
TIMOTHY KELLERIf our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself nor less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.
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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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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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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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If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
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It’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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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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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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