Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
TIMOTHY KELLERSuffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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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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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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…Singles, too, must see the penultimate status of marriage. If single Christians don’t develop a deeply fulfilling love relationship with Jesus, they will put too much pressure on their DREAM of marriage, and that will create pathology in their lives as well.
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The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
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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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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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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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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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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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