No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
TIMOTHY KELLERChristians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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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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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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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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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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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God became someone we could hurt. Why? To get us back… No other religion-whethe r secularism, Greco-Roman paganism, Eastern religion, Judaism, or Islam-believes God became breakable or suffered or had a body.
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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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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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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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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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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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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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