Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
TIMOTHY KELLERWe instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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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 need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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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).
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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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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It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
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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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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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The Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome…
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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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