The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
TIMOTHY KELLERGod invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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The Gospel is good news not good advice. Advice = what we should do. News = report of what was done for us.
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The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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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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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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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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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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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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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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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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You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
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There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.
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