We come to God saying, “Look at all I’ve done,” or maybe “Look at all I’ve suffered.” God, however, wants us to look to him – to just wash.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe 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.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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 sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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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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The resurrection was God’s way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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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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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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Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
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To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God.
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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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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.
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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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