God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
TIMOTHY KELLERLove is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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 basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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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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Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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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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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.
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The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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