“The gospel is this: We are more sinful & flawed in ourselves than we ever dared to believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved & accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared to hope. This is the only kind of relationship that will really transform us. Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports & affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it. God’s saving love in Christ, however, is marked by both radical truthfulness about who we are & yet also radical, unconditional commitment to us.”
— Timothy and Kathy Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
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