No, he was in agony, and he looked down at us – denying him, abandoning him, and betraying him – and in the greatest act of love in history, he STAYED. He said, “Father, forgive them, they don’t know what they are doing.” He loved us, not because we were lovely to him, but to make us lovely.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
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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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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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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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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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We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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