If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
TIMOTHY KELLERThis 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.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Religion operates on the principle ‘I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.’ But the operating principle of the gospel is ‘I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.’
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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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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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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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The Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died.
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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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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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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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