The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
TIMOTHY KELLERThis leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself nor less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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.
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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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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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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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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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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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…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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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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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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There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
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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 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 sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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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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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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