If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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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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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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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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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 gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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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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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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Religion operates on the principle ‘I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.’ But the operating principle of the gospel is ‘I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.’
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Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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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 Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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