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Self Quotes by Timothy Keller
- Jesus does not divide the world into the moral "good guys" and the immoral "bad guys". He shows us that everyone is dedicated to a…
- Faith in the gospel restructures our motivations, our self-understanding, our identity, and our view of the world. Behavioral compliance to rules without heart-change will be…
- Those who condemn the self-righteous for the sake of self-discovery do so with ironic self-righteousness.
- This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory…
- At the root of all our disobedience are particular ways in which we continue to seek control of our lives through systems of works-righteousness. The…
- If your fundamental is a man dying on the cross for his enemies, if the very heart of your self-image and your religion is a…
- When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule…
- Truth without love is imperious self-righteousn ess. Love without truth is cowardly self-indulgence .
- The targets of this story are not wayward sinners but religious people who do everything the Bible requires. Jesus is pleading not so much with…
- Religion poses a danger of creating division or intolerance between groups of people. However, the gospel of Jesus lead us to three things: humble service,…
- Prayer gives us relief from the melancholy burden of self-absorption .
- There's nothing that makes you more miserable (or less interesting) than self-absorption .
- Falling in love in a Christian way is to say,'I am excited about your future and I want to be part of getting you there.…
- In Ephesians 5, Paul shows us that even on earth Jesus did not use his power to oppress us but sacrificed everything to bring us…
- 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…
- Neither son loved the father for himself. They both were using the father for their own self-centered ends rather than loving, enjoying, and serving him…
- Every one of our sinful actions has a suicidal power on the faculties that put that action forth. When you sin with the mind, that…
- A job is a vocation only if someone else calls you to do it for them rather than for yourself. And so our work can…
- God made you to love him supremely, but he lost you. He returned to get you back, but it took the cross to do it.…
More Self Quotes
- To this military attitude of the soul we give the name of Heroism... It is a self-trust which slights the restraints of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Life never was intended to be easy. Rather, it is a period of proving and growth. It is interwoven with difficulties, challenges,… — Richard G. Scott
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Forgive yourself and get over 'self hatred.' In life, everybody screws up I mean everybody. Some people blame themselves for stuff, when… — Pacifiersucker
- It is the policy of the Indian government: We can lament the lack of talent in the country because it is easier… — Mak_786
- Every autobiography is concerned with two characters, a Don Quixote, the Ego, and a Sancho Panza, the Self. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- Follow the three R's: - Respect for self. - Respect for others. - Responsibility for all your actions. — Dalai Lama