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.
TIMOTHY KELLERAre you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.
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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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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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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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After creation God said, ‘It is finished’-and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, ‘It is finished’-and we can rest.
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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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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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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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Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it.
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God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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