If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
TIMOTHY KELLERIf the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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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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After creation God said, ‘It is finished’-and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, ‘It is finished’-and we can rest.
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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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How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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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 lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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