There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
TIMOTHY KELLERWhen we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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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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…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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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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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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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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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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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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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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Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
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Religion operates on the principle ‘I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.’ But the operating principle of the gospel is ‘I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.’
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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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