The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
TIMOTHY KELLERIt’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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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 are a totally loved moral failure.
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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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Yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that.
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Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
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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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God became someone we could hurt. Why? To get us back… No other religion-whethe r secularism, Greco-Roman paganism, Eastern religion, Judaism, or Islam-believes God became breakable or suffered or had a body.
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The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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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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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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