The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
TIMOTHY KELLERIf your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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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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There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.
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Jesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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So we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).
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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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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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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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