You are a totally loved moral failure.
TIMOTHY KELLERIn the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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It’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
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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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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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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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When love of one’s people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods.
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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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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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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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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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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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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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