The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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 good news not good advice. Advice = what we should do. News = report of what was done for us.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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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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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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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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Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?
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The more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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