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.
TIMOTHY KELLERWhen 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.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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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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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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When we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
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You can’t live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.
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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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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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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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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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Christianity does not provide the reason for each experience of pain, but it does provide deep resources for actually facing suffering with hope and courage rather than bitterness and despair
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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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 prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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