Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
TIMOTHY KELLERGod became someone we could hurt. Why? To get us back… No other religion-whethe r secularism, Greco-Roman paganism, Eastern religion, Judaism, or Islam-believes God became breakable or suffered or had a body.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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God became someone we could hurt. Why? To get us back… No other religion-whethe r secularism, Greco-Roman paganism, Eastern religion, Judaism, or Islam-believes God became breakable or suffered or had a body.
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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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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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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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The Gospel is good news not good advice. Advice = what we should do. News = report of what was done for us.
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If you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.
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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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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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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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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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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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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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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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