Good thing Quote by Timothy Keller Download Open image “Idols are often good things that we have made into ultimate things.” — Timothy Keller ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Good thing Good things Idols Made Ultimate
Idolatry happens when we take good things and make them ultimate things — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
We think that idols are bad things, but that is almost never the case. The greater the good, the more likely we are to… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
But things that are intrinsically good can also become idols-if we allow them to take over any of God's functions in our lives. — Nancy Pearcey Copy Share Image
Idols tend to be good things that you have turned into god things, which therefore become bad things — Mark Driscoll Copy Share Image
An idol is anything put in the place of God as the ultimate reality - the eternal, self-existent, uncaused cause of everything else. — Nancy Pearcey Copy Share Image
I've had many idols growing up. The inclination for idol worship comes naturally to me. — Kevin Corrigan Copy Share Image
People were never meant to be idols. We aren't supposed to be worshipped. Only God deserves that kind of praise. — Karen Kingsbury Copy Share Image
When I was young, I had idols that I thought were wonderful. I wanted to be just like them. — PJ Harvey Copy Share Image
I think I find new idols every day - someone that says something really inspiring, is successful, has character. — Miranda Lambert Copy Share Image
If you are trying to live a life in accordance with the Bible, the concept and call to justice are inescapable. We do justice… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The more you rejoice in your own forgiveness, the quicker you will be to forgive others. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Evangelism will come organically in friendship if we don’t let our pride, fears, and pessimism cause us to hide our faith and heart.” — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“The coming of the messianic King occurs in two stages. At his first coming, he saved us from the penalty of sin and gave… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“24 A few pages later, Delbanco writes the following: [Alexis de] Tocqueville’s detection of a “strange melancholy in the midst of abundance” has a… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“To stay away from Christianity because part of the Bible's teaching is offensive to you assumes that if there is a God he wouldn't… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
If the preaching of our ministers and the practice of our parishioners do not have the same effect on people that Jesus had, then… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“of temple, presence, and sacrifice; of covenant and faithfulness; of kingdom and victory. When we seek to communicate the gospel to a particular culture,… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Finally, you are ready to launch your church. Begin by developing action steps and goals that can be used as benchmarks to track your… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
If you are a child of God, you don’t lose your status if you have a bad week. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
God's salvation does not come in response to a changed life. A changed life comes in response to the salvation, offered as a free… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“When anything in life is an absolute requirement for your happiness and self-worth, it is essentially an ‘idol,’ something you are actually worshiping. When… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
It can sometimes make people fold into themselves and kind of run away, but I think in this case these characters are being forced… — Emily Deschanel Copy Share Image
“Of the good things they do many will pass unnoticed, or will even not be considered good at all; but they need not fear… — Teresa of Ávila Copy Share Image
Certainly, it is. Love is love, and loss is loss. We all love, and we all die, and everyone suffers the pain of grieving.… — Lynsay Sands Copy Share Image
It is a sweet thing that we serve a dissatisfied God who has destinations in mind for us that we would never choose for… — Paul David Tripp Copy Share Image
“At times, competition can be a good thing. But a person's value isn't something that can be ranked, is it?” — Hotaru Odagiri Copy Share Image
Here are the good things about independent films: They do the more interesting, chancy scripts. They're run by love. — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
...Gratitude transforms the torment of memory of good things now gone into silent joy. One bears what was lovely in the past not as… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“The absence of judgment becomes a catalyst and an enabler for greater injustice. Contrary to popular thought, judgment is a GOOD thing when it… — J. Chace Gordon Copy Share Image
“I took that warm feeling running through my veins as a good thing and embraced the darkness for I knew it was only temporary.” — James Cox Copy Share Image
If good things come to those who wait then I must have something ridiculously awesome coming!!! — Nishan Panwar Copy Share Image
IVE LEARNED THE BEST WAY FOR YOU TO HAVE GOOD THINGS HAPPEN TO YOU , ALL THE TIME, IS TO DO GOOD THINGS FOR… — LEONARD PAUL ROSE Copy Share Image
In my rear view mirror the sun is going down sinking behind bridges in the road and I think of all the good things… — Roger Waters Copy Share Image
