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.
TIMOTHY KELLERFaith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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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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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
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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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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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…the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.
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If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn’t rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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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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No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
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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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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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