![]() ![]() You should take no action solely on the basis of this publication’s contents. All information presented on our websites should not be construed as medical consultation or instruction. All answers to reader questions are provided for informational purposes only. It is not specific medical advice for any individual. PLEASE NOTE: All information presented on is for informational purposes only. God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior. Rather, he comes to forgive and save us through his life and death in our place. In the Christian understanding, Jesus does not tell us how to live so we can merit salvation. Let’s call this the 'moral improvement' view. Most people in our culture in our culture believe that, if there is a God, we can relate to him and go to heaven through leading a good life. ![]() "Christianity not only leads its members to believe people of other faiths have goodness and wisdom to offer, it also leads them to expect that many will live lives morally superior to their own. "Saving faith isn’t a level of psychological certainty it is an act of the will in which we rest in Jesus."ħ. "If at the very least faith is what you trust in, then everyone has faith in something."Ħ. Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel."ĪLERT: When Do You Think Christ Is Returning? Vote Nowĥ. "Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel. ![]() "It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you." (Source: "Here It First")Ĥ. "If we say, 'I believe in Jesus,' but it doesn't affect the way we live, the answer is not that now we need to add hard work to our faith so much as that we haven't truly understood or believed in Jesus at all." (Source: "The Prodigal God")ģ. Believers should acknowledge and wrestle with doubts – not only their own, but their friends' and neighbors'." (Source: "The Reason for God")Ģ. A person's faith can collapse almost overnight if she has failed over the years to listen to her own doubts, which should only be discarded after long reflection. People who blithely go through life too busy or indifferent to ask hard questions about why they believe as they do will find themselves defenseless against either the experience of tragedy or the probing questions of a smart skeptic. "A faith without some doubts is like a human body without any antibodies in it. SPECIAL: Prayer Changes Your Brain in 4 Amazing Waysġ. Here are seven of the most noteworthy quotes from the long-time Christian pastor and author: The founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City in 1989, Keller has written 14 books on matters of faith that have earned over $1 million in book sales, according to the Daily Keller website. You can add all forty dates of lent to your calendar (along with the individual page link for each days devotional), by clicking on the one of the options below.ĭevotionals are also accessible on the Redeemer app.Tim Keller is considered one of the foremost authorities on matters of faith in evangelical Christian circles. And so, just as we carefully prepare for big events in our personal lives, such as a wedding or commencement, Lent invites us to make our hearts ready for remembering Jesus’ death and resurrection.Ĭlick here for free access to the devotionals.īased on positive feedback, we are making these devotionals (from 2011) available again for use. It is our prayer that as you journey with us from Ash Wednesday to Easter, you would be reminded of the reality of our broken humanity, but as days grow brighter, you would experience with greater abundance the reality of God’s redeeming grace. ![]() Lewis, a season of a kind of “happiness and wonder that makes you serious.” It is a time in which we anticipate the victory of the light and life of Christ over the darkness of sin and death. What is Lent? The word “Lent” comes from the Old English word “lengten,” which simply means “spring” - when the days lengthen and new life springs forth. Courtesy of : “Preparing Our Hearts for Easter” ![]()
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