Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
TIMOTHY KELLERWe need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself nor less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.
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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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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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If you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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You can’t live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.
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