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Timothy Keller Quotes about Christ

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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 time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.

The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.

Jesus, Believe, Christ

Timothy Keller (2011). “The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God”, p.31, Penguin

Putting our faith in Christ is not about trying harder; it means transferring our trust away from ourselves and resting in him.

Mean, Trying, Christ

Timothy Keller (2016). “Shaped by the Gospel: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City”, p.29, Harper Collins

Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.

Jesus, Believe, Christ

If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.

Heart, Identity, Christ

Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.

Suffering, Christ

Do you realize that it is only in the gospel of Jesus Christ that you get the verdict before the performance?

Jesus, Realizing, Christ

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

Christ, Righteousness

The determining factor in our relationship with God is not our past but Christ's past.

Past, Christ, Our Relationship

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.'

Principles, Done, Christ

Timothy Keller (2008). “The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism”, p.178, Penguin

Legalism is looking to something besides Jesus Christ in order to be acceptable and clean before God.

Jesus, Order, Christ

Grace is humbling and restorative. It pulls you down because Christ had to die for you, but also lifts you up because he wanted to die for you.

Grace, Christ, Humbling

The sin under all other sins is a lack of joy in Christ.

Joy, Sin, Christ

As things are brought back under Christ's rule and authority, they are restored to health, beauty, and freedom.

Christ, Authority, Health Beauty

Nothing we formulate or do can qualify us for access to God. Only grace can do that- based not on our performance but on the saving work of Christ.

Grace, Saving, Christ

Timothy Keller (2014). “Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God”, p.67, Penguin

Marriage is so much like salvation and our relationship with Christ that you can’t understand marriage w/o looking at the gospel.

Christ, Our Relationship, Salvation

I am accepted by God through the work of Jesus Christ - therefore I obey

Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ

Timothy Keller (2008). “The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith”, p.44, Penguin

Jesus Christ doesn’t just give us truths; he is the truth. Jesus Christ is the prophet to end all prophets. He gives us hard-copy words from God, truths on which we can build our lives, truths we have to submit to, truths we have to obey, and truths we have to build our lives on, but he himself is the truth.

Jesus, Giving, Christ

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