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.’
TIMOTHY KELLERYet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.
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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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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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If you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.
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When love of one’s people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods.
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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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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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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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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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