The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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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…the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.
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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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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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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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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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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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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
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God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
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We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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When love of one’s people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods.
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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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Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.
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