The Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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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 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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The purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
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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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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
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We 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.
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If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn’t rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead.
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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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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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