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.
TIMOTHY KELLERWe 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.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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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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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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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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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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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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…Singles, too, must see the penultimate status of marriage. If single Christians don’t develop a deeply fulfilling love relationship with Jesus, they will put too much pressure on their DREAM of marriage, and that will create pathology in their lives as well.
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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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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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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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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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