What is 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.”

- Timothy Keller, The Reason For God (New York, NY: Dutton, 2008), 181.


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  1. On December 22, 2008 at 2:33 am Latest Links | blog of dan said:

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  4. On December 30, 2008 at 9:33 am Martin said:

    Hi, please could you provide a reference for that Keller quote?

    Thanks,
    Martin

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