If you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.
TIMOTHY KELLERIf you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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We are regularly in danger of having too light a view of our sin and also too light a grasp of what Jesus has done to free us from our sin.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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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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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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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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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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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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