If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
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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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We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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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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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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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 looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you’re afraid I will not give you what you need?
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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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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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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Christianity does not provide the reason for each experience of pain, but it does provide deep resources for actually facing suffering with hope and courage rather than bitterness and despair
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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
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