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.
TIMOTHY KELLERTo discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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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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We tend to see God as a means through which we get things to make us happy. For most of us, He has not become our happiness.
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God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a 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 infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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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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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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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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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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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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There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.
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