One thing is for sure: You are somebody’s disciple. You learned how to live from somebody else. There are no exceptions to this rule, for human beings are just the kind of creatures that have to learn and keep learning from others how to live.
Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy (Page 271)
Tim Keller On The Effects Of The Gospel
The Christian gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me. This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself nor less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.
Tim Keller, The Reason For God (Page 181)
Pastoring…A Good Working Definition
Our job is to give people such joy in Christ that the treasures and temptations of this earth look like pathetic alternatives.
Tim Chester and Steve Timmis, Everyday Church (Page 73)