black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.

Timothy Keller

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 KELLER

Anyone Deed Humanity Less Myself Nothing Superior Swagger Think Undermine
Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are!
TIMOTHY KELLER

Christian Guilt Motivate Motivation Other Say Shoes Tend
When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Pray Proper Still Suffer
Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Belief Disagree People Tolerance Treat
Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Christ Future Give Giving Handle Hope Now Only Resurrection Right Scar
God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Appreciate Deserve God Grace Offer People Relentlessly Save Seek
Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Adversity Important Maintain Midst More Nothing Painful Purpose
God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you’re afraid I will not give you what you need?
TIMOTHY KELLER

Afraid Anxious Give God Look Need Say Son
The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Due Joy Lack Life Mission
In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Astonished Before Fear Joyful Language Lord Mean Original Sustain Wonderful
If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Church Identity Itself Justice Poetic
We come to God saying, “Look at all I’ve done,” or maybe “Look at all I’ve suffered.” God, however, wants us to look to him – to just wash.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Come God However Look Say Wash
I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Circumstance Go Jesus Judging Love
The reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus’s tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Away Get Jesus Reason Rolled Stop Tomb
Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
TIMOTHY KELLER

Base Bases Fear Hate Joy Make Ourselves Repentance Sin
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?
TIMOTHY KELLER

Church Country Enjoy Look Love Motivation People Person Quench Remember Shoe Situation

There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Timothy Keller Quotes