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 KELLERHow does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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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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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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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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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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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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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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The purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
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The basic premise of religion– that if you live a good life, things will go well for you– is wrong. Jesus was the most morally upright person who ever lived, yet He had a life filled with the experience of poverty, rejection, injustice, and even torture.
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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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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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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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