Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
TIMOTHY KELLERWe 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.
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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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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The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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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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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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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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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God.
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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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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
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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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