The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access
TIMOTHY KELLERGod looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you’re afraid I will not give you what you need?
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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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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You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
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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 Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn’t rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead.
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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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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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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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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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…Singles, too, must see the penultimate status of marriage. If single Christians don’t develop a deeply fulfilling love relationship with Jesus, they will put too much pressure on their DREAM of marriage, and that will create pathology in their lives as well.
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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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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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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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