Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
TIMOTHY KELLERMoney isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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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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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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The basic premise of religion– that if you live a good life, things will go well for you– is wrong. Jesus was the most morally upright person who ever lived, yet He had a life filled with the experience of poverty, rejection, injustice, and even torture.
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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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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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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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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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The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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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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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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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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