I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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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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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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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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The Gospel is good news not good advice. Advice = what we should do. News = report of what was done for us.
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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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God became someone we could hurt. Why? To get us back… No other religion-whethe r secularism, Greco-Roman paganism, Eastern religion, Judaism, or Islam-believes God became breakable or suffered or had a body.
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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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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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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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