Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
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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Christianity does not provide the reason for each experience of pain, but it does provide deep resources for actually facing suffering with hope and courage rather than bitterness and despair
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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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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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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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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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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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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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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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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.
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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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