The world says you are loved because of what you do. Jesus says you can now do all things because you are loved.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes that love is not based on accomplishments but rather is an intrinsic gift that empowers us.
Timothy Keller's quote contrasts the world's perspective on love, which often ties it to our actions and achievements, with Jesus' message of unconditional love. According to this belief, our value and capabilities stem from being loved, suggesting that understanding love in this way frees individuals to pursue their potential without the burden of performance pressure.
In practice
Sharing this quote during a motivational speech about self-acceptance.
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. I'm signing up for the journey with you. Would you sign up for the journey to my true self with me? It's going to be hard but I want to get there.
Only in Jesus Christ do we see how the untamable, infinite God can become a baby and a loving Savior. On the cross we see how both the love and the holiness of God can be fulfilled at once.
All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
While your character flaws may have created mild problems for other people, they will create major problems for your spouse and your marriage.
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. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
God's Kingdom is "present in its beginnings, but still future in its fullness. This guards us from an under-realized eschatology (expecting no change now) and an over-realized eschatology (expecting all change now). In this stage, we embrace the reality that while we're not yet what we will be, we're also no longer what we used to be.
Love is the pursuit of the whole.
What power is it which mounts my love so high, that makes me see, and cannot feed mine eye
The whole idea is to look at the television camera and present as much love as you possibly could to a person who might feel that he or she needs it.
Love is a learned behavior. If you don't learn how to love yourself someone will teach you how to hate yourself.
Half the night I waste in sighs, Half in dreams I sorrow after The delight of early skies; In a wakeful dose I sorrow For the hand, the lips, the eyes, For the meeting of the morrow, The delight of happy laughter, The delight of low replies.
as females in a patriarchal culture, we were not slaves of love; most of us were and are slaves of longing-- yearning for a master who will set us free and claim us because we cannot claim ourselves
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