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.
TIMOTHY KELLERFaith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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We are regularly in danger of having too light a view of our sin and also too light a grasp of what Jesus has done to free us from our sin.
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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you’re afraid I will not give you what you need?
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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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The reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus’s tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in.
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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
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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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