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More Quotes by Timothy Keller
The Gospel is good news not good advice. Advice = what we should do. News = report of what was done for us.
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.
How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
Change won’t happen through ‘trying harder’ but only through encountering the radical grace of God.
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.
No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
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
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.
In the original language, 'Fear the Lord' doesn't mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
