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.
TIMOTHY KELLERIf you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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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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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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When love of one’s people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods.
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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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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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