Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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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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Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are!
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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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
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The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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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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This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?
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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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The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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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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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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The Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome…
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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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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 lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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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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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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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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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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