God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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The more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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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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This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?
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The basic premise of religion– that if you live a good life, things will go well for you– is wrong. Jesus was the most morally upright person who ever lived, yet He had a life filled with the experience of poverty, rejection, injustice, and even torture.
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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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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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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 were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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