Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
TIMOTHY KELLERThere is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that.
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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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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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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
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When 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.
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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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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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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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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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