To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God.
TIMOTHY KELLERPride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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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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If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.
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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 I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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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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This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?
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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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So we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).
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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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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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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.
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The 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…
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The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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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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We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that.
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