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Jesus Quotes by Timothy Keller

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Jesus is called the ultimate answer and the main proof of God's existence. The quotes push for a devotion so strong that all other attachments feel weak, and they note that Jesus' claims can make people either bow in wonder or feel offended. They also warn against adding extra requirements to find happiness.

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Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.

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By praying with friends, you will be able to hear and see facets of Jesus that you have not yet perceived.

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If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said.

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You cannot have Jesus' rescue without accepting His rule.

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Jesus' purpose is not to warm our hearts but to shatter our categories.

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If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all he said.

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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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If his suffering did not make Jesus give up on us, nothing will.

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Look at Jesus Christ. Every time he was in trouble he used the Word of God. When he was tempted he used…

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Jesus was much more interested in the quality of the people's response to him than in the quantity of the crowd.

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We are so evil and sinful and flawed that Jesus had to die for us... But we are so lobed and valued…

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After creation God said, 'It is finished'-and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, 'It is finished'-and we can rest.

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Jesus Christ as only an example will crush you. You'll never be able to live up to it. But Jesus Christ as…

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We deserve to be forgotten because we forget Him. But because Jesus died on the cross, we will never, ever be forgotten…

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Jesus smashed two of the rich young ruler's assumptions: Christianity is something you can ADD and something you can DO.

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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same…

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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn't think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to…

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At the end of history the whole earth has become the Garden of God again. Death and decay and suffering are gone.…

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It is because Jesus Christ experienced cosmic thirst on the cross that you and I can have our spiritual thirst satisfied. It…

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Through the person and work of Jesus Christ, God fully accomplishes salvation for us, rescuing us from judgment for sin into fellowship…

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Most people in the world believe that if there is a God, you relate to God by being good. Most religions are…

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To preach the gospel is to show people their need for salvation against a backdrop of God's nature and the character of…

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Jesus Christ, who had all the power in the world, saw us enslaved by the very things we thought would free us…

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...Singles, too, must see the penultimate status of marriage. If single Christians don't develop a deeply fulfilling love relationship with Jesus, they…

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I've heard plenty of Christians try to answer the why question by going back to the what. "You have to believe because…

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“I was intrigued. I asked her what was so scary about unmerited free grace? She replied something like this: “If I was…

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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…

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“...We must say to ourselves something like this: 'Well, when Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn't think "I am giving…

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We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we…

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Those who believe they have pleased God by the quality of their devotion and moral goodness naturally feel that they and their…

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The Cross is not simply a lovely example of sacrificial love. Throwing your life away needlessly is not admirable — it is…

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Jesus lost all his glory so that we could be clothed in it. He was shut out so we could get access.…

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Jesus came into this world not as a philosopher or a general but as a carpenter. All work matters to God.

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Jesus asks for far more than you ever thought, but offers more than you ever dreamed.

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Jesus was the temple to end all temples, the priest to end all priests, & the sacrifice to end all sacrifices.

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Truth is more important, freedom is more complex, and Jesus is more liberating than you think.

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Men, you'll never be a good groom to your wife unless you're first a good bride to Jesus.

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Jesus didn't come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.

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What you treasure will ultimately require you die for it, Jesus is the only treasure that died for you.

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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.

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If you are a child of God, you don’t lose your status if you have a bad week.

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“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…

Suffering is the stripping of our hope in finite things, therefore we do not put our ultimate hope in anything finite.

Christ will do everything for you or nothing. He's either all of your righteousness or none.

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.