When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
TIMOTHY KELLERSince they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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We tend to see God as a means through which we get things to make us happy. For most of us, He has not become our happiness.
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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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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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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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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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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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…the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.
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When love of one’s people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods.
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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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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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It’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
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The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
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