What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
TIMOTHY KELLERThink like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
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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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God became someone we could hurt. Why? To get us back… No other religion-whethe r secularism, Greco-Roman paganism, Eastern religion, Judaism, or Islam-believes God became breakable or suffered or had a body.
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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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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
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If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
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We come to God saying, “Look at all I’ve done,” or maybe “Look at all I’ve suffered.” God, however, wants us to look to him – to just wash.
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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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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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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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