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.
TIMOTHY KELLERIf you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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We tend to see God as a means through which we get things to make us happy. For most of us, He has not become our happiness.
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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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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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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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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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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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