You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
TIMOTHY KELLERThis is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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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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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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When love of one’s people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods.
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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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Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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The Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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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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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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Jesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
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