Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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When we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.
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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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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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If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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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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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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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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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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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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