As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
If you want God's grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
If you have a small view of your sin, God's grace will be small to you. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Grace is humbling and restorative. It pulls you down because Christ had to die for you, but also lifts you up because… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The most liberating act of free, unconditional grace demands that the recipient give up control of his or her life. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
So live in the light of the resurrection and renewal of this world, and of yourself, in a glorious, never-ending, joyful dance… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Lord make me happy enough in the grace of Jesus to avoid being proud, cold, scared, and hooked.” — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Nothing we formulate or do can qualify us for access to God. Only grace can do that- based not on our performance… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone, since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The deeper the experience of the free grace of God, the more generous we must become. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Properly understood, the doctrine of sin means that believers are never as good as our true worldview should make us. Similarly, the… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
If you want God's grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Most churches make the mistake of selecting as leaders the confident, the competent, and the successful. But what you most need in… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Certainly we should be very active in seeking God, and Jesus himself called us to 'ask, seek, knock' in order to find… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
God's grace and forgiveness, while free to the recipient, are always costly for the giver. From the earliest parts of the Bible,… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
For indeed, grace is the key to it all. It is not our lavish good deeds that procure salvation, but God's lavish… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life. The Bible’s purpose is to show… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
[T]he main problem in life is sin, and the only solution is God and his grace. The alternative to this view is… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
An idol is something that we look to for things that only God can give. Idolatry functions widely inside religious communities when… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Those who believe they have pleased God by the quality of their devotion and moral goodness naturally feel that they and their… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
...God's grace and forgiveness, while free to the recipient, are always costly for the giver… From the earliest parts of the Bible,… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
It is because of the doctrine of judgment and hell that Jesus' proclamations of grace and love are so astounding. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The more you see your own flaws and sins, the more precious, electrifying, and amazing God’s grace appears to you. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
There is no evil that the father’s love cannot pardon and cover, there is no sin that is a match for his… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Prayer is continuing a conversation that God has started through his Word and his grace, which eventually becomes a full encounter with… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Grace is the free, unmerited favor of God, working powerfully on the mind and heart to change lives. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The doctrine of grace and redemption keeps us from seeing any person or situation as hopeless. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
God's grace and forgiveness, while free to the recipient, are always costly for the giver.. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Change won’t happen through ‘trying harder’ but only through encountering the radical grace of God. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
If you are trying to live a life in accordance with the Bible, the concept and call to justice are inescapable. We do justice… — Timothy Keller Copy Share
The more you rejoice in your own forgiveness, the quicker you will be to forgive others. — Timothy Keller Copy Share
“Evangelism will come organically in friendship if we don’t let our pride, fears, and pessimism cause us to hide our faith and heart.” — Timothy Keller Copy Share
“The coming of the messianic King occurs in two stages. At his first coming, he saved us from the penalty of sin and gave… — Timothy Keller Copy Share
“24 A few pages later, Delbanco writes the following: [Alexis de] Tocqueville’s detection of a “strange melancholy in the midst of abundance” has a… — Timothy Keller Copy Share
“To stay away from Christianity because part of the Bible's teaching is offensive to you assumes that if there is a God he wouldn't… — Timothy Keller Copy Share
If the preaching of our ministers and the practice of our parishioners do not have the same effect on people that Jesus had, then… — Timothy Keller Copy Share
“of temple, presence, and sacrifice; of covenant and faithfulness; of kingdom and victory. When we seek to communicate the gospel to a particular culture,… — Timothy Keller Copy Share
“Finally, you are ready to launch your church. Begin by developing action steps and goals that can be used as benchmarks to track your… — Timothy Keller Copy Share
If you are a child of God, you don’t lose your status if you have a bad week. — Timothy Keller Copy Share
God's salvation does not come in response to a changed life. A changed life comes in response to the salvation, offered as a free… — Timothy Keller Copy Share
“When anything in life is an absolute requirement for your happiness and self-worth, it is essentially an ‘idol,’ something you are actually worshiping. When… — Timothy Keller Copy Share
Suffering is the stripping of our hope in finite things, therefore we do not put our ultimate hope in anything finite. — Timothy Keller Copy Share
Christ will do everything for you or nothing. He's either all of your righteousness or none. — Timothy Keller Copy Share
If we give God things in hope that they'll earn us blessings, we're really not doing anything for him. It's for ourselves. — Timothy Keller Copy Share
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