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.’
TIMOTHY KELLERIt is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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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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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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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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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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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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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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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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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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Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
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