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.
TIMOTHY KELLERIf the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
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Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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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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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 gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are!
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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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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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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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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