The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
TIMOTHY KELLERTo be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
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The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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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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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.
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