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
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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If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
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There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
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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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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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Religion operates on the principle ‘I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.’ But the operating principle of the gospel is ‘I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.’
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How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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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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Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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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 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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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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