God became someone we could hurt. Why? To get us back… No other religion-whethe r secularism, Greco-Roman paganism, Eastern religion, Judaism, or Islam-believes God became breakable or suffered or had a body.
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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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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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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If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.
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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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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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When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
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When love of one’s people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that.
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If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn’t rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead.
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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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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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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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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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