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?
TIMOTHY KELLERSuffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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No, he was in agony, and he looked down at us – denying him, abandoning him, and betraying him – and in the greatest act of love in history, he STAYED. He said, “Father, forgive them, they don’t know what they are doing.” He loved us, not because we were lovely to him, but to make us lovely.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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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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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.
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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.
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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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