The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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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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Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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If you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.
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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 were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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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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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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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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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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The Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome…
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.
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If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.
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Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.
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