The most liberating act of free, unconditional grace demands that the recipient give up control of his or her life. Timothy Keller More Quotes by Timothy Keller More Quotes From Timothy Keller Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin. Timothy Keller hatereligiousfear The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about. Timothy Keller destructivesinright-now Without the gospel we hate ourselves instead of our sin. Without the gospel we’re motivated through all sorts of awful fear and pride to change and it doesn’t really change our hearts; it just restrains our hearts. Timothy Keller hateprideheart Marriage is two broken people having little broken people. Timothy Keller brokentwopeople Suffering is the stripping of our hope in finite things, therefore we do not put our ultimate hope in anything finite. Timothy Keller finitestrippingsuffering Some suffering is given in order to chastise and correct a person for wrongful patterns of life (as in the case of Jonah imperiled by the storm), some suffering is given not to correct past wrongs but to prevent future ones (as in the case of Joseph sold into slavery), and some suffering has no purpose other than to lead a person to love God more ardently for himself alone and so discover the ultimate peace and freedom. Timothy Keller paingodpast Jesus didn't come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer. Timothy Keller answersjesus People are messy; therefore, relationships will be messy. Don't be surprised by messiness. Timothy Keller messinessmessypeople Truth is more important, freedom is more complex, and Jesus is more liberating than you think. Timothy Keller importantjesusthinking ...the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less. Timothy Keller humilityreligiousthinking For indeed, grace is the key to it all. It is not our lavish good deeds that procure salvation, but God's lavish love and mercy. That is why the poor are as acceptable before God as the rich. It is the generosity of God, the freeness of his salvation, that lays the foundation for the society of justice for all. Even in the seemingly boring rules and regulations of tabernacle rituals, we see that God cares about the poor, that his laws make provision for the disadvantaged. God's concern for justice permeated every part of Israel's life. It should also permeate our lives. Timothy Keller justice-for-allisraelkeys Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost. Timothy Keller cost How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior. Timothy Keller sindoelooks In the original language, 'Fear the Lord' doesn't mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him. Timothy Keller awe-and-wonderlanguagemean We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior. Timothy Keller preferencemoraljudging If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us. Timothy Keller radicalforgivingsin Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not. Timothy Keller accepting Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone, since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character. Timothy Keller strongperfectcharacter There are many ways to cover up our sin. We may justify or minimize it by blaming circumstances and others people. However, real repentance first admits sin as sin and takes full responsibility. True confession and repentance begins when blame shifting ends...Just as real repentance begins only where blame shifting ends, so it also begins where self-pity ends, and we start to turn from our sin out of love for God rather than mere self-interest. Timothy Keller realresponsibilityself You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what. Timothy Keller love-youlove-isfall
