If you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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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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This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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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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Christianity does not provide the reason for each experience of pain, but it does provide deep resources for actually facing suffering with hope and courage rather than bitterness and despair
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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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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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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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The more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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