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More Quotes by Timothy Keller
Legalistic remorse says, "I broke God's rules," while real repentance says, "I broke God's heart."
The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life. The Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome… religion is ‘if you obey, then you will be accepted’. But the Gospel is, ‘if you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey’. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the Bible shows the difference.
In the original language, 'Fear the Lord' doesn't mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, 'My life for your life.
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?
Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
