Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
TIMOTHY KELLERThis 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?
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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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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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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It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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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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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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…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.
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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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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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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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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