Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it.
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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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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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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Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
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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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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 Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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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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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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It’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are!
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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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It 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.
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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
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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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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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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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The 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
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