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title: "4 Flawed Quotes By Timothy Keller"
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> [The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/the-christian-gospel-is-that-i-am-so-flawed-that-jesus-had-to-die-for/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/we-are-so-evil-and-sinful-and-flawed-that-jesus-had-to-die-for-us-but/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

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> [The Christian gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/the-christian-gospel-is-that-i-am-so-flawed-that-jesus-had-to-die-for-2/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/the-gospel-is-this-we-are-more-sinful-and-flawed-in-ourselves-than-we/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

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## More by Timothy Keller

> [If you are trying to live a life in accordance with the Bible, the concept and call to justice are inescapable. We do justice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/if-you-are-trying-to-live-a-life-in-accordance-with-the-bible-the/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

> [The more you rejoice in your own forgiveness, the quicker you will be to forgive others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/the-more-you-rejoice-in-your-own-forgiveness-the-quicker-you-will-be/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

> [“Evangelism will come organically in friendship if we don’t let our pride, fears, and pessimism cause us to hide our faith and heart.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/evangelism-will-come-organically-in-friendship-if-we-don-t-let-our/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

> [“The coming of the messianic King occurs in two stages. At his first coming, he saved us from the penalty of sin and gave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/the-coming-of-the-messianic-king-occurs-in-two-stages-at-his-first/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

> [ “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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/24-a-few-pages-later-delbanco-writes-the-following-alexis-de/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/to-stay-away-from-christianity-because-part-of-the-bible-s-teaching/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

> [If the preaching of our ministers and the practice of our parishioners do not have the same effect on people that Jesus had, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/if-the-preaching-of-our-ministers-and-the-practice-of-our/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

> [“of temple, presence, and sacrifice; of covenant and faithfulness; of kingdom and victory. When we seek to communicate the gospel to a particular culture,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/of-temple-presence-and-sacrifice-of-covenant-and-faithfulness-of/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

> [“Finally, you are ready to launch your church. Begin by developing action steps and goals that can be used as benchmarks to track your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/finally-you-are-ready-to-launch-your-church-begin-by-developing/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

> [If you are a child of God, you don’t lose your status if you have a bad week.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/if-you-are-a-child-of-god-you-don-t-lose-your-status-if-you-have-a/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/god-s-salvation-does-not-come-in-response-to-a-changed-life-a-changed/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/when-anything-in-life-is-an-absolute-requirement-for-your-happiness/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

> [Suffering is the stripping of our hope in finite things, therefore we do not put our ultimate hope in anything finite.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/suffering-is-the-stripping-of-our-hope-in-finite-things-therefore-we/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

> [Christ will do everything for you or nothing. He's either all of your righteousness or none.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/christ-will-do-everything-for-you-or-nothing-he-s-either-all-of-your/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/if-we-give-god-things-in-hope-that-they-ll-earn-us-blessings-we-re/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

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