When love of one’s people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods.
TIMOTHY KELLERGod relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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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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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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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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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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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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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
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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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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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God became someone we could hurt. Why? To get us back… No other religion-whethe r secularism, Greco-Roman paganism, Eastern religion, Judaism, or Islam-believes God became breakable or suffered or had a body.
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