We come to God saying, “Look at all I’ve done,” or maybe “Look at all I’ve suffered.” God, however, wants us to look to him – to just wash.
TIMOTHY KELLERSuccess and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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We are regularly in danger of having too light a view of our sin and also too light a grasp of what Jesus has done to free us from our sin.
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God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.
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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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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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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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