Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
TIMOTHY KELLERChristians 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!
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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…Singles, too, must see the penultimate status of marriage. If single Christians don’t develop a deeply fulfilling love relationship with Jesus, they will put too much pressure on their DREAM of marriage, and that will create pathology in their lives as well.
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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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Religion is ‘if you obey, then you will be accepted’. But the Gospel is, ‘if you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey’. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the Bible shows the difference.
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You can’t live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
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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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God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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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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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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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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