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.
TIMOTHY KELLERTo fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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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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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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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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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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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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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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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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The Gospel is good news not good advice. Advice = what we should do. News = report of what was done for us.
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