If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
TIMOTHY KELLER…the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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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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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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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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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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Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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The purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
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Religion operates on the principle ‘I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.’ But the operating principle of the gospel is ‘I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.’
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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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The Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome…
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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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