A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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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 more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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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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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you’re afraid I will not give you what you need?
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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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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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