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Timothy Keller Inspirational Quotes (325)

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You cannot have Jesus' rescue without accepting His rule.
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The main problem in the Christian life is that we have not thought out the deep implications of the gospel, we have not 'used' the gospel in and on all parts of our life.
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One of the most frequent responses I get from non-Christian readers is: 'I'm not sure I agree with all this, but I must say this is the first book I've read by a Christian that didn't treat me like I was an idiot.'
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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Our prayers should arise out of immersion in the Scripture. [We] speak only to the degree we are spoken to.
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To stand in the presence of God, that is what the Gospel is. The Gospel is not primarily about forgiveness. It’s not primarily about good feelings. It’s not primarily about power. All those things are byproducts, sparks. It’s primarily about the presence of God.
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You are under-qualified for the job of God.
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Easter means that Christmas worked.
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If you try to add to God's salvation you subtract. If you try to add to God's salvation you subtract. If you try to merit God's salvation you haven't believed at all, even if you try to do a little bit.
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Just because we don't see a reason for evil and suffering doesn't mean there's not a reason for it.
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Sin is not just breaking the rules, it is putting yourself in the place of God as Savior, Lord, and Judge… There are two ways to be your own Savior and Lord. One is by breaking all the moral laws and setting your own course, and one is by keeping all the moral laws and being very, very good.
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Jesus is not asking us to do anything for him that he hasn’t already done for us, under conditions of difficulty beyond our comprehension.
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Prayer is awe, intimacy, struggle-yet, the way to reality.
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How could you possibly know that no religion can see the whole truth unless you yourself have the superior, comprehensive knowledge of spiritual reality you just claimed non of the religions have?
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We modern people think of miracles as the suspension of the natural order, but Jesus meant them to be the restoration of the natural order.
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Prayer-though it is often draining, even an agony-is in the long term the greatest source of power that is possible.
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The essence of Christian obedience is not do’s and don’ts but personal allegiance to Jesus.
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Jesus does not just bring good news he is the good news.
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Money isn't an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said if he didn't rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead.
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If we are deeply moved by the sight of his love for us, it detaches our hearts from other would-be saviors. We stop trying to redeem ourselves through our pursuits and relationships, because we are already redeemed. We stop trying to make others into saviors, because we have a Savior.
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God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.
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The church is not a museum for pristine saints, but a hospital ward for broken sinners.
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Disordered love always leads to misery and breakdown. The only way to 'reorder' our loves is to love God supremely.
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