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.
TIMOTHY KELLER…Singles, too, must see the penultimate status of marriage. If single Christians don’t develop a deeply fulfilling love relationship with Jesus, they will put too much pressure on their DREAM of marriage, and that will create pathology in their lives as well.
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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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 don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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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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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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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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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 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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The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
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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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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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