Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
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Jesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
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Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
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Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
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When love of one’s people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods.
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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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