We come to God saying, “Look at all I’ve done,” or maybe “Look at all I’ve suffered.” God, however, wants us to look to him – to just wash.
TIMOTHY KELLEREveryone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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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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The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
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God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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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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It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
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How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
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We are regularly in danger of having too light a view of our sin and also too light a grasp of what Jesus has done to free us from our sin.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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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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