Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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The purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
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Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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We tend to see God as a means through which we get things to make us happy. For most of us, He has not become our happiness.
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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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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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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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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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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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