If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
TIMOTHY KELLERWe have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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When love of one’s people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods.
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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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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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If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access
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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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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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The Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died.
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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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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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