Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
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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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We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that.
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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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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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The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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