I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
TIMOTHY KELLEROur character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.
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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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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 the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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…the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.
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When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
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We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that.
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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God.
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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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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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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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