What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
TIMOTHY KELLERTolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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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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Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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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 world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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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.
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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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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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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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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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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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Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear 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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We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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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?
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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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