If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
TIMOTHY KELLERHow does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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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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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 prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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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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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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…Singles, too, must see the penultimate status of marriage. If single Christians don’t develop a deeply fulfilling love relationship with Jesus, they will put too much pressure on their DREAM of marriage, and that will create pathology in their lives as well.
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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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We are regularly in danger of having too light a view of our sin and also too light a grasp of what Jesus has done to free us from our sin.
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You can’t live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.
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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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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.
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