If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
TIMOTHY KELLERIt is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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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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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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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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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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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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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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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 we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
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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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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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