You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
TIMOTHY KELLERWhen Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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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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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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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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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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Religion operates on the principle ‘I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.’ But the operating principle of the gospel is ‘I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.’
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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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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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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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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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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