There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
TIMOTHY KELLERWhen 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.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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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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We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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The reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus’s tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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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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Christianity does not provide the reason for each experience of pain, but it does provide deep resources for actually facing suffering with hope and courage rather than bitterness and despair
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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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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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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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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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