When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
TIMOTHY KELLERAfter creation God said, ‘It is finished’-and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, ‘It is finished’-and we can rest.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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Jesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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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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So we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).
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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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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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We tend to see God as a means through which we get things to make us happy. For most of us, He has not become our happiness.
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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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