The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome…
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
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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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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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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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If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
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It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
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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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You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
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…Singles, too, must see the penultimate status of marriage. If single Christians don’t develop a deeply fulfilling love relationship with Jesus, they will put too much pressure on their DREAM of marriage, and that will create pathology in their lives as well.
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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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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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Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
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