Paul sees all kinds of sins in himself and all kinds of accomplishments too, but he refuses to connect them with his identity. Timothy Keller More Quotes by Timothy Keller More Quotes From Timothy Keller The human race doesn't need more books telling them what to do. They need the power to do what they already know. Timothy Keller race book needs We should let Scripture interpret us more than we interpret Scripture. Timothy Keller scripture should The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it. Timothy Keller receiving grace needs We deserve to be forgotten because we forget Him. But because Jesus died on the cross, we will never, ever be forgotten by God. Timothy Keller forgotten forget jesus The church is not a museum for pristine saints, but a hospital ward for broken sinners. Timothy Keller church broken museums Our moral efforts are too feeble and falsely motivated to ever merit salvation. Timothy Keller merit moral effort The Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died. Timothy Keller earth should-have jesus Religion poses a danger of creating division or intolerance between groups of people. However, the gospel of Jesus lead us to three things: humble service, reconciling behavior that is neither patronizing nor self-righteous, and a love toward people who hold different beliefs than we do. Timothy Keller self humble jesus The greatness of prayer is nothing but an extension of the greatness and glory of God in our lives To fail to pray, then, is not to merely break some religious rule - it is a failure to treat God as God. It is a sin against his glory Timothy Keller greatness religious prayer Falling in love in a Christian way is to say,'I am excited about your future and I want to be part of getting you there. I'm signing up for the journey with you. Would you sign up for the journey to my true self with me? It's going to be hard but I want to get there. Timothy Keller i-love-you falling-in-love christian God takes our misery and suffering so seriously that he was willing to take it on himself. Timothy Keller misery-and-suffering misery suffering Within this Christian vision for marriage, here's what it means to fall in love. It is to look at another person and get a glimpse of the person God is creating, and to say, "I see who God is making you, and it excites me! I want to be part of that. I want to partner with you and God in the journey you are taking to his throne." Timothy Keller falling-in-love christian mean Love is counting someone else’s needs and interests as more important than your own needs or interests or comfort. Timothy Keller important comfort love-is The determining factor in our relationship with God is not our past but Christ's past. Timothy Keller our-relationship past christ Prayer turns theology into experience. Timothy Keller theology turns prayer God's grace and forgiveness, while free to the recipient, are always costly for the giver. From the earliest parts of the Bible, it was understood that God could not forgive without sacrifice. No one who is seriously wronged can “just forgive” the perpetrator. Timothy Keller sacrifice loss mean To pray is to accept that we are, and always will be, wholly dependent on God for everything. Timothy Keller religious christian god There is no evil that the father’s love cannot pardon and cover, there is no sin that is a match for his grace. Timothy Keller christian god love Prayer gives us relief from the melancholy burden of self-absorption . Timothy Keller self prayer giving We're far worse than we ever imagined, and far more loved than we could ever dream. Timothy Keller dream
