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Timothy Keller Quotes: Christians don't believe that goodness gets you to heaven. Christians believe it's exhausting to rely on your own goodness to please God.
         

Christians don't believe that goodness gets you to heaven. Christians believe it's exhausting to rely on your own goodness to please God.


Timothy Keller
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