The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
TIMOTHY KELLERWhat you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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No, 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.
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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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You don’t fall in love. You commit to 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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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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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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…the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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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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