The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
TIMOTHY KELLERThere is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
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God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
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Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.
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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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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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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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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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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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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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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
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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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