Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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 Gospel is good news not good advice. Advice = what we should do. News = report of what was done for us.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself nor less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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…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.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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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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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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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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God became someone we could hurt. Why? To get us back… No other religion-whethe r secularism, Greco-Roman paganism, Eastern religion, Judaism, or Islam-believes God became breakable or suffered or had a body.
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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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God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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