In the "Religion" column:
Since I look to my own pedigree or performance for my spiritual acceptability, my heart manufactures idols. It may be my talents, my moral record, my personal discipline, my social status, etc. I absolutely have to have them so they serve as my main hope, meaning, happiness, security, and significance, whatever I may say I believe about God.Then, in the "Gospel" column:
I have many good things in my life—family, work, spiritual disciplines, etc. But none of these good things are ultimate things to me. None of them are things I absolutely have to have, so there is a limit to how much anxiety, bitterness, and despondency they can inflict on me when they are threatened and lost.I like that. Sharp guy, that Tim Keller!
[HT: Reformissionary]
7 comments:
sounds like he reads the bible
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=50&chapter=15&version=31
Funny, that's the passage I spent time meditating on this morning!
very cool...praise God.
Not only that, but the sermon on Sunday morning was on guess what text!
Somebody's trying to tell me something!
:-)
Hi again, Bob. Long time no seen. Just found your blog again after visiting Milton's site.
Good to be back - hope you are OK.
I am now blogging at www.abspoel.blogspot.com
I recognize this phenomenon of Bible texts that keep coming back to you again and again - look at this posting, for example
http://abspoel.blogspot.com/2007/06/sometimes-message-comes-back-to-you.html
Blessings,
Paul
To see what I mean by recurring Bible texts, please also check these blog entries:
http://abspoel.blogspot.com/2007/06/encouragement.html
and also this one:
http://abspoel.blogspot.com/2007/06/coincidence.html
Somebody is clearly trying to tell us some things sometimes and He uses all means – even the Internet and Verse of the Day! ;-)
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