Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe 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…
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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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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The more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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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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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are!
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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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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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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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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 Gospel is good news not good advice. Advice = what we should do. News = report of what was done for us.
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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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