The Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died.
TIMOTHY KELLERJesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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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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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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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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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 Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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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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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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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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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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