The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
TIMOTHY KELLERSuffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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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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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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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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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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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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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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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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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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…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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