This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself nor less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.
TIMOTHY KELLER- 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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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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This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself nor less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.
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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
TIMOTHY KELLERYou dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
TIMOTHY KELLERYou don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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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.
TIMOTHY KELLERWe 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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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
TIMOTHY KELLERAre you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.
TIMOTHY KELLERPrayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.
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God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.
TIMOTHY KELLERGod relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.
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So we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).
TIMOTHY KELLERSo we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
TIMOTHY KELLERFaith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
TIMOTHY KELLERPride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
TIMOTHY KELLERSuffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
TIMOTHY KELLERAs long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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If you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.
TIMOTHY KELLERIf you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.
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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
TIMOTHY KELLERTo discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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