Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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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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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.
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The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
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After creation God said, ‘It is finished’-and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, ‘It is finished’-and we can rest.
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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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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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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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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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So we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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