I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
TIMOTHY KELLERA life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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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 we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
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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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Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
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Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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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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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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