Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
TIMOTHY KELLERAll human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you’re afraid I will not give you what you need?
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The basic premise of religion– that if you live a good life, things will go well for you– is wrong. Jesus was the most morally upright person who ever lived, yet He had a life filled with the experience of poverty, rejection, injustice, and even torture.
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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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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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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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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?
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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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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it.
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If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
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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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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
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The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
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