Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
TIMOTHY KELLERIn the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
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If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
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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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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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Religion is ‘if you obey, then you will be accepted’. But the Gospel is, ‘if you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey’. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the Bible shows the difference.
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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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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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God became someone we could hurt. Why? To get us back… No other religion-whethe r secularism, Greco-Roman paganism, Eastern religion, Judaism, or Islam-believes God became breakable or suffered or had a body.
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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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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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