You are a totally loved moral failure.
TIMOTHY KELLERWe instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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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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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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Jesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
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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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The Gospel is good news not good advice. Advice = what we should do. News = report of what was done for us.
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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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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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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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