This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself nor less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.
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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We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?
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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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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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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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Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
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Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
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The Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died.
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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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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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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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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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