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.
TIMOTHY KELLERChristians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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When 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.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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Jesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
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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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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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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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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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We come to God saying, “Look at all I’ve done,” or maybe “Look at all I’ve suffered.” God, however, wants us to look to him – to just wash.
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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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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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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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