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.
TIMOTHY KELLER
The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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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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No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
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God became someone we could hurt. Why? To get us back… No other religion-whethe r secularism, Greco-Roman paganism, Eastern religion, Judaism, or Islam-believes God became breakable or suffered or had a body.
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It’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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We are regularly in danger of having too light a view of our sin and also too light a grasp of what Jesus has done to free us from our sin.
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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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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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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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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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The Gospel is good news not good advice. Advice = what we should do. News = report of what was done for us.
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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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