If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
TIMOTHY KELLERIf 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.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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You can’t live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.
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God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
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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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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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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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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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…Singles, too, must see the penultimate status of marriage. If single Christians don’t develop a deeply fulfilling love relationship with Jesus, they will put too much pressure on their DREAM of marriage, and that will create pathology in their lives as well.
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The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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Religion operates on the principle ‘I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.’ But the operating principle of the gospel is ‘I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.’
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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