You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
TIMOTHY KELLERYou can’t live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?
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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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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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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 basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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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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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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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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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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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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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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The more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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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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