Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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The Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died.
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We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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The more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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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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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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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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