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 KELLERHow you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Religion is ‘if you obey, then you will be accepted’. But the Gospel is, ‘if you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey’. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the Bible shows the difference.
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Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
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If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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The Gospel is good news not good advice. Advice = what we should do. News = report of what was done for us.
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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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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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
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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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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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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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