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.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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…the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.
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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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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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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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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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If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn’t rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
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We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
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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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It’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
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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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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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We come to God saying, “Look at all I’ve done,” or maybe “Look at all I’ve suffered.” God, however, wants us to look to him – to just wash.
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