Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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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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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This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself nor less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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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 basic premise of religion– that if you live a good life, things will go well for you– is wrong. Jesus was the most morally upright person who ever lived, yet He had a life filled with the experience of poverty, rejection, injustice, and even torture.
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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 only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that.
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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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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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