Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
TIMOTHY KELLERTrust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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So we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).
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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
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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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You can’t live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.
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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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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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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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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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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 prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
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