The purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
TIMOTHY KELLERChrist’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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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.
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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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When we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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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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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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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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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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