Christianity does not provide the reason for each experience of pain, but it does provide deep resources for actually facing suffering with hope and courage rather than bitterness and despair
TIMOTHY KELLERTrust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are!
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How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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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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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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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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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
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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 sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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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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