So we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).
TIMOTHY KELLERChrist’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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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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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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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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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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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 gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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We are regularly in danger of having too light a view of our sin and also too light a grasp of what Jesus has done to free us from our sin.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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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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Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are!
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