Jesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
TIMOTHY KELLERThere is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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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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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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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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Religion operates on the principle ‘I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.’ But the operating principle of the gospel is ‘I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.’
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No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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The purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
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If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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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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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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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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