Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
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 prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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It’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
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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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We are regularly in danger of having too light a view of our sin and also too light a grasp of what Jesus has done to free us from our sin.
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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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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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God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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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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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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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.
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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
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