In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
TIMOTHY KELLERYet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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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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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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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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Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn’t rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead.
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The reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus’s tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in.
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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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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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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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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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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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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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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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