The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
TIMOTHY KELLERYou don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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The Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome…
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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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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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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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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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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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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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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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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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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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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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