Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome…
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
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We come to God saying, “Look at all I’ve done,” or maybe “Look at all I’ve suffered.” God, however, wants us to look to him – to just wash.
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Religion operates on the principle ‘I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.’ But the operating principle of the gospel is ‘I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.’
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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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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If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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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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