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.
TIMOTHY KELLERIf 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.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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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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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
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When we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
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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 don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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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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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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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 Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome…
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If you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
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