To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
TIMOTHY KELLERWhat you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
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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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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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We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
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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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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.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?
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The reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus’s tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in.
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God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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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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