…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 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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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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…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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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.
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The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access
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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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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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We tend to see God as a means through which we get things to make us happy. For most of us, He has not become our happiness.
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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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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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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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