Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
TIMOTHY KELLERWhen we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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The purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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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 Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
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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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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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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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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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You can’t live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.
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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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