Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
TIMOTHY KELLERLove without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Religion is ‘if you obey, then you will be accepted’. But the Gospel is, ‘if you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey’. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the Bible shows the difference.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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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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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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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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So we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).
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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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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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Christianity does not provide the reason for each experience of pain, but it does provide deep resources for actually facing suffering with hope and courage rather than bitterness and despair
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Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it.
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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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