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 KELLERYou don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
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Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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After creation God said, ‘It is finished’-and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, ‘It is finished’-and we can rest.
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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 you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
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God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer 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 sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are!
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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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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