If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
TIMOTHY KELLERJesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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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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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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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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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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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 gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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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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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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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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