You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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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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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To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
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When we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
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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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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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You can’t live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.
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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
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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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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 infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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Christianity does not provide the reason for each experience of pain, but it does provide deep resources for actually facing suffering with hope and courage rather than bitterness and despair
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