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.’
TIMOTHY KELLERThere are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are!
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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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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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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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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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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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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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Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.
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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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God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.
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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
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God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you’re afraid I will not give you what you need?
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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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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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