The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
TIMOTHY KELLERFaith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it.
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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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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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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If you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.
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The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
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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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This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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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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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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The Gospel is good news not good advice. Advice = what we should do. News = report of what was done for us.
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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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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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