Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
TIMOTHY KELLERSuffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
TIMOTHY KELLERWe 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.
TIMOTHY KELLERWe 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.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
TIMOTHY KELLERYet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
TIMOTHY KELLERSince they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
TIMOTHY KELLERYou are a totally loved moral failure.
TIMOTHY KELLERJesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
TIMOTHY KELLERIf we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
TIMOTHY KELLEREvery single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
TIMOTHY KELLERTo discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
TIMOTHY KELLERWe 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.
TIMOTHY KELLERIf your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
TIMOTHY KELLERChristians 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!
TIMOTHY KELLERAre you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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