When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
TIMOTHY KELLERChrist did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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Jesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
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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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God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.
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…the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.
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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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We are regularly in danger of having too light a view of our sin and also too light a grasp of what Jesus has done to free us from our sin.
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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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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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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It’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
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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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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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