When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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 Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome…
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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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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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself nor less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.
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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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Jesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you’re afraid I will not give you what you need?
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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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Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
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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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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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