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.
TIMOTHY KELLERIf anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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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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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
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After creation God said, ‘It is finished’-and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, ‘It is finished’-and we can rest.
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God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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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 gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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The purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
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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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