Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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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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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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To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God.
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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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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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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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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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The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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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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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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