Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
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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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
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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).
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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
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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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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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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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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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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.
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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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