Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
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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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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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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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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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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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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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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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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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