Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
TIMOTHY KELLERChrist did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.
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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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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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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 Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach 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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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you’re afraid I will not give you what you need?
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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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 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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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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If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
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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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If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.
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