Quotes From "Kings Cross: The Story Of The World In The Life Of Jesus" By Timothy J. Keller

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If you go to Jesus to get a new personality, Lewis says, you still haven't really gone to Jesus. Your real self will not come out as long as you are looking for it; it will only emerge when you're looking for Him. Timothy J. Keller
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The gospel of Jesus Christ is an offense to both religion and irreligion. It can't be co-opted by either moralism or relativism. Timothy J. Keller
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At Gethsemane: "Jesus is subordinating His loudest desires to His deepest desires. Timothy J. Keller
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No one has ever been deeply changed by an act of the will. The only thing that can re-forge and change a life at its root, is love. Timothy J. Keller
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True love is generative. It is the only kind that makes more of itself as it goes along. Timothy J. Keller
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The only way your child will grow out of their dependency into self-sufficient adults is for you to essentially abandon your own independence for 20 years or so. Timothy J. Keller
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On Christ's attitude toward His disciples: "If I gave away My big all to get to you, can you give away your little all to follow Me? Timothy J. Keller