All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
TIMOTHY KELLERLove is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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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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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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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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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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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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You can’t live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.
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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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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 cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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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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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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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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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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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.
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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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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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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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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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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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