It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
TIMOTHY KELLERChristians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?
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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
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The purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
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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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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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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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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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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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You can’t live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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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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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 Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
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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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