All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
TIMOTHY KELLERMen, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Religion is ‘if you obey, then you will be accepted’. But the Gospel is, ‘if you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey’. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the Bible shows the difference.
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The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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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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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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We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
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There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
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Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
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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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We come to God saying, “Look at all I’ve done,” or maybe “Look at all I’ve suffered.” God, however, wants us to look to him – to just wash.
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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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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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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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