The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
TIMOTHY KELLER…Singles, too, must see the penultimate status of marriage. If single Christians don’t develop a deeply fulfilling love relationship with Jesus, they will put too much pressure on their DREAM of marriage, and that will create pathology in their lives as well.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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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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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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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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When love of one’s people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods.
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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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How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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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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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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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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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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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you’re afraid I will not give you what you need?
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