God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
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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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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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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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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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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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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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
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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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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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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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Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
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When we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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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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