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More Quotes by Timothy Keller
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?
The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him. The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, 'My life for your life.
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.
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 only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access
Legalistic remorse says, "I broke God's rules," while real repentance says, "I broke God's heart."
The only love that won’t disappoint you is one that can’t change, that can’t be lost, that is not based on the ups and downs of life or of how well you live. It is something that not even death can take away from you. God’s love is the only thing like that.
The Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died.
