If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
TIMOTHY KELLERI am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
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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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Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
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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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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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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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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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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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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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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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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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God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
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