Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
TIMOTHY KELLERWe tend to see God as a means through which we get things to make us happy. For most of us, He has not become our happiness.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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Jesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
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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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Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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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 prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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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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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God.
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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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The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access
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