When we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
TIMOTHY KELLERWhen 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.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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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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If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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Christianity does not provide the reason for each experience of pain, but it does provide deep resources for actually facing suffering with hope and courage rather than bitterness and despair
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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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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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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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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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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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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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself nor less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.
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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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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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How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
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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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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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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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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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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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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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