All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
TIMOTHY KELLERWhen I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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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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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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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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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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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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It’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God.
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Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
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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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The basic premise of religion– that if you live a good life, things will go well for you– is wrong. Jesus was the most morally upright person who ever lived, yet He had a life filled with the experience of poverty, rejection, injustice, and even torture.
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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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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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