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 KELLERIf I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
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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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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 Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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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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No, he was in agony, and he looked down at us – denying him, abandoning him, and betraying him – and in the greatest act of love in history, he STAYED. He said, “Father, forgive them, they don’t know what they are doing.” He loved us, not because we were lovely to him, but to make us lovely.
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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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The more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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