Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
TIMOTHY KELLERAs long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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 reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus’s tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in.
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Jesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
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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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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
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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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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
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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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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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