There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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 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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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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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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We come to God saying, “Look at all I’ve done,” or maybe “Look at all I’ve suffered.” God, however, wants us to look to him – to just wash.
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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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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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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?
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…the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.
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