It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
TIMOTHY KELLERLegalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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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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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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When we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
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The basic premise of religion– that if you live a good life, things will go well for you– is wrong. Jesus was the most morally upright person who ever lived, yet He had a life filled with the experience of poverty, rejection, injustice, and even torture.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God.
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The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access
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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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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
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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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