The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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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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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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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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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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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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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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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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The more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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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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