black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

…the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.

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.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Christian Deeply Dream Jesus Marriage Must Relationship Single Status
Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Accept Defensive God Life Most Now Send Trust
We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Design Dream Faithful Flourish Love Service Supremely
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.’
TIMOTHY KELLER

Accept Acceptable God Gospel Obey Operate Principle Religion
We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Fail Grace More Much Need Remember Save Succeed
Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Character Community Converse Eat Mainly Person Play Primarily Social Strap Study
The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Assurance Christian God Great Heart Much Set Unshakably
We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Brother Exert Instinctively Jesus Limit Ourselves Race
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.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Careful Elevate Feel Judge Judging Moral Preference Standard Superior
I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Circumstance Go Jesus Judging Love
Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Christian Do Gospel Much Need
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.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Accept Doe God Grace Leave Love See
Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Emotion Every Prayer Processed Single
Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Become Christ Like Suffer
The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Destructive Life Now Right Sin
The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Christian Die Flawed Glad Gospel Jesus Loved Me Value

…the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

…the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Timothy Keller Quotes