You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
TIMOTHY KELLERMen, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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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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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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Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are!
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Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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Religion operates on the principle ‘I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.’ But the operating principle of the gospel is ‘I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.’
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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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