Jesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
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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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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The Gospel is good news not good advice. Advice = what we should do. News = report of what was done for us.
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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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We come to God saying, “Look at all I’ve done,” or maybe “Look at all I’ve suffered.” God, however, wants us to look to him – to just wash.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
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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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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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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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Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
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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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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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