If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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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If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
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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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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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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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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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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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…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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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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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.
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