Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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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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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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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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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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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Jesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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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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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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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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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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So we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).
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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
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