God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
TIMOTHY KELLERIt is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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If 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.
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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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When love of one’s people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods.
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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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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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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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.
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God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.
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