This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?
TIMOTHY KELLERIf Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn’t rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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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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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.
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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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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you’re afraid I will not give you what you need?
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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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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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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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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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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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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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