Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
TIMOTHY KELLERSuffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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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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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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We are regularly in danger of having too light a view of our sin and also too light a grasp of what Jesus has done to free us from our sin.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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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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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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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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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change 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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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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