God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
TIMOTHY KELLEROur character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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The reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus’s tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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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 Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need 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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If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn’t rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead.
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The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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