If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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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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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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If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
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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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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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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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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
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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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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
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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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