When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe 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.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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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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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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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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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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The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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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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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
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We are regularly in danger of having too light a view of our sin and also too light a grasp of what Jesus has done to free us from our sin.
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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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