Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
TIMOTHY KELLERChristians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are!
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you’re afraid I will not give you what you need?
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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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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life.
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No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
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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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As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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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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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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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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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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Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are!
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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life.
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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