No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
TIMOTHY KELLERYou dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Religion operates on the principle ‘I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.’ But the operating principle of the gospel is ‘I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.’
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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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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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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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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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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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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself nor less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.
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