All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
TIMOTHY KELLERIt is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that.
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If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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Religion is ‘if you obey, then you will be accepted’. But the Gospel is, ‘if you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey’. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the Bible shows the difference.
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We tend to see God as a means through which we get things to make us happy. For most of us, He has not become our happiness.
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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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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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The Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome…
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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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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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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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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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