It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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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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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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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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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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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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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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