The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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Religion operates on the principle ‘I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.’ But the operating principle of the gospel is ‘I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.’
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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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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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Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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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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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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Jesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
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How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
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