Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
TIMOTHY KELLERIf you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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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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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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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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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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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.
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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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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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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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