Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
TIMOTHY KELLERFaith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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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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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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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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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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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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…Singles, too, must see the penultimate status of marriage. If single Christians don’t develop a deeply fulfilling love relationship with Jesus, they will put too much pressure on their DREAM of marriage, and that will create pathology in their lives as well.
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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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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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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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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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The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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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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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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When we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
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