A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
TIMOTHY KELLERA life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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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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Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.
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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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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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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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When we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
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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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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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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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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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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 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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