Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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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The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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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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…the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.
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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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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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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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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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