The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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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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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
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The purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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We come to God saying, “Look at all I’ve done,” or maybe “Look at all I’ve suffered.” God, however, wants us to look to him – to just wash.
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If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
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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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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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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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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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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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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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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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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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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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