The determining factor in our relationship with God is not our past but Christ's past. Timothy Keller More Quotes by Timothy Keller More Quotes From Timothy Keller God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior. Timothy Keller religiouschristianpeople 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. Timothy Keller life-changingteachingjesus The basic premise of religion– that if you live a good life, things will go well for you– is wrong. Jesus was the most morally upright person who ever lived, yet He had a life filled with the experience of poverty, rejection, injustice, and even torture. Timothy Keller good-liferejectionjesus If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts. Timothy Keller identityheartchrist Many times people think if God has called you to something, he's promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure. Timothy Keller callingpeoplethinking Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done. Timothy Keller prouddonejesus The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus. Timothy Keller realidentityjesus Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves. Timothy Keller believejesuschrist Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it. Timothy Keller marriagelovegiving We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed. Timothy Keller succeedgraceneeds It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you. Timothy Keller objects The more you understand how your salvation isn't about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change. Timothy Keller salvationbehavior To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us. Timothy Keller marriagerelationshipcommitment The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident. Timothy Keller callinglooksway If you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations. Timothy Keller crushexpectationsworld I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances. Timothy Keller jesus-lovejudgingjesus Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be. Timothy Keller effortdesirelove-is It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her. Timothy Keller forgivingimpossiblefeels Religion operates on the principle 'I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.' But the operating principle of the gospel is 'I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.' Timothy Keller doneprincipleschrist Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it. Timothy Keller sexjesusthinking
