Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
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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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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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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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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When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
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The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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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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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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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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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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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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If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.
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