When we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe 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.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
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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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…the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.
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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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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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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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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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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
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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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No, he was in agony, and he looked down at us – denying him, abandoning him, and betraying him – and in the greatest act of love in history, he STAYED. He said, “Father, forgive them, they don’t know what they are doing.” He loved us, not because we were lovely to him, but to make us lovely.
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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.
TIMOTHY KELLER