It is because of the doctrine of judgment and hell that Jesus' proclamations of grace and love are so astounding.
Timothy KellerThe sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
Timothy KellerIt is possible to avoid Jesus as Savior as much by keeping all the Biblical rules as by breaking them.
Timothy KellerLegalistic remorse says, "I broke God's rules," while real repentance says, "I broke God's heart."
Timothy KellerGod takes our misery and suffering so seriously that he was willing to take it on himself.
Timothy KellerRepentance out of mere fear is really sorrow for the consequences of sin, sorrow over the danger of sin — it bends the will away from sin, but the heart still clings. But repentance out of conviction over mercy is really sorrow over sin, sorrow over the grievousness of sin — it melts the heart away from sin. It makes the sin itself disgusting to us, so it loses its attractive power over us. We say, ‘this disgusting thing is an affront to the one who died for me. I’m continuing to stab him with it!’
Timothy Keller