God became someone we could hurt. Why? To get us back… No other religion-whethe r secularism, Greco-Roman paganism, Eastern religion, Judaism, or Islam-believes God became breakable or suffered or had a body.
TIMOTHY KELLERWe need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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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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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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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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We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that.
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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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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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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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There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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Christianity does not provide the reason for each experience of pain, but it does provide deep resources for actually facing suffering with hope and courage rather than bitterness and despair
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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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