Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
TIMOTHY KELLERThose who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?
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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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