Christianity does not provide the reason for each experience of pain, but it does provide deep resources for actually facing suffering with hope and courage rather than bitterness and despair
TIMOTHY KELLERWhen 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.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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After creation God said, ‘It is finished’-and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, ‘It is finished’-and we can rest.
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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you’re afraid I will not give you what you need?
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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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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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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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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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
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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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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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Religion is ‘if you obey, then you will be accepted’. But the Gospel is, ‘if you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey’. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the Bible shows the difference.
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