God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
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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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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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It’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
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Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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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!
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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?
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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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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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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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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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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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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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