God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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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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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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.
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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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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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The more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
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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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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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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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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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