When we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
TIMOTHY KELLERWhen we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God’s not getting it right’.
TIMOTHY KELLERJesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
TIMOTHY KELLERIf you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
TIMOTHY KELLERLegalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
TIMOTHY KELLERThe infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access
TIMOTHY KELLERThe gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
TIMOTHY KELLERSuffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
TIMOTHY KELLERYet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
TIMOTHY KELLERIf you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
TIMOTHY KELLERIt is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
TIMOTHY KELLERSince they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
TIMOTHY KELLERWhen we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
TIMOTHY KELLERChrist did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
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