Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
TIMOTHY KELLERWhat you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.
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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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It’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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The purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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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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The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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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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Religion operates on the principle ‘I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.’ But the operating principle of the gospel is ‘I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.’
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If you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.
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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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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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