If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
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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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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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The Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died.
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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
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The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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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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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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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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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 gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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