Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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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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 great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
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The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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If you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.
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How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
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The reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus’s tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in.
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Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are!
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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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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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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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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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When we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
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