It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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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If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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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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The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
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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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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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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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Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
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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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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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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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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
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