When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
TIMOTHY KELLERIt’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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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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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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The reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus’s tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in.
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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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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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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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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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Christianity does not provide the reason for each experience of pain, but it does provide deep resources for actually facing suffering with hope and courage rather than bitterness and despair
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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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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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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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