The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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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 gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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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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God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.
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Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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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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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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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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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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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.
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