It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
TIMOTHY KELLER
Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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 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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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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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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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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Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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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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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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