Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
TIMOTHY KELLERIf you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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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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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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If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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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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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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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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God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.
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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.
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We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that.
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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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