No, he was in agony, and he looked down at us – denying him, abandoning him, and betraying him – and in the greatest act of love in history, he STAYED. He said, “Father, forgive them, they don’t know what they are doing.” He loved us, not because we were lovely to him, but to make us lovely.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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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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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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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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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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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access
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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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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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