The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
TIMOTHY KELLERLove without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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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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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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The purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
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When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
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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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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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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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The Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome…
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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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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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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