The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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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Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
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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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God 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?
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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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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It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
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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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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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The reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus’s tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in.
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Christianity does not provide the reason for each experience of pain, but it does provide deep resources for actually facing suffering with hope and courage rather than bitterness and despair
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