It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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…Singles, too, must see the penultimate status of marriage. If single Christians don’t develop a deeply fulfilling love relationship with Jesus, they will put too much pressure on their DREAM of marriage, and that will create pathology in their lives as well.
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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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How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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The reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus’s tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in.
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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 gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified?
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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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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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Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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