The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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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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There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
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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 we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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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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The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God.
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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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