God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
TIMOTHY KELLERChristians 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!
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
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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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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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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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When we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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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 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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Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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