How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
TIMOTHY KELLERWe have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.
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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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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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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.
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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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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.
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God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you’re afraid I will not give you what you need?
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The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
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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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You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
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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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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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