The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
TIMOTHY KELLERPrayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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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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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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To 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.
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Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it.
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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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The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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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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There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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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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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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