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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More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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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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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself nor less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.
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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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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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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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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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