Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community – the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
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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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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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 key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
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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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It’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
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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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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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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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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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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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You can’t live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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