God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you’re afraid I will not give you what you need?
TIMOTHY KELLERWhen I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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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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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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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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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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The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access
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God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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No, he was in agony, and he looked down at us – denying him, abandoning him, and betraying him – and in the greatest act of love in history, he STAYED. He said, “Father, forgive them, they don’t know what they are doing.” He loved us, not because we were lovely to him, but to make us lovely.
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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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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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