To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
TIMOTHY KELLERTo 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.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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 are regularly in danger of having too light a view of our sin and also too light a grasp of what Jesus has done to free us from our sin.
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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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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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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 Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.
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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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Jesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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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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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
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You can’t live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.
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