Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
TIMOTHY KELLEROur character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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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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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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We tend to see God as a means through which we get things to make us happy. For most of us, He has not become our happiness.
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We come to God saying, “Look at all I’ve done,” or maybe “Look at all I’ve suffered.” God, however, wants us to look to him – to just wash.
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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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Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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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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When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
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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 Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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