The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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 reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus’s tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in.
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When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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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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Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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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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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are!
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