How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
TIMOTHY KELLER…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.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
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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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The more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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Religion operates on the principle ‘I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.’ But the operating principle of the gospel is ‘I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.’
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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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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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