The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
TIMOTHY KELLERThe gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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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 this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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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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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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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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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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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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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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