Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
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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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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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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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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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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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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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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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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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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
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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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There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.
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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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