God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
TIMOTHY KELLERIt is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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The Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died.
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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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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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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 gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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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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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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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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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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