Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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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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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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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.
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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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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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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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Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
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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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Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
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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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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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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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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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