Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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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.
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After creation God said, ‘It is finished’-and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, ‘It is finished’-and we can rest.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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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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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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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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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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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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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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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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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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