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.
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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If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.
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After creation God said, ‘It is finished’-and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, ‘It is finished’-and we can rest.
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Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
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Religion is ‘if you obey, then you will be accepted’. But the Gospel is, ‘if you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey’. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the Bible shows the difference.
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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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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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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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Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone.
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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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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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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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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
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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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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
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