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.
TIMOTHY KELLERNo, he was in agony, and he looked down at us – denying him, abandoning him, and betraying him – and in the greatest act of love in history, he STAYED. He said, “Father, forgive them, they don’t know what they are doing.” He loved us, not because we were lovely to him, but to make us lovely.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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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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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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The Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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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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If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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The more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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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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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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