Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
TIMOTHY KELLERChristians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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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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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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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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…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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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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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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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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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.
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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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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
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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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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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