When 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 KELLERThe infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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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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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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No, he was in agony, and he looked down at us – denying him, abandoning him, and betraying him – and in the greatest act of love in history, he STAYED. He said, “Father, forgive them, they don’t know what they are doing.” He loved us, not because we were lovely to him, but to make us lovely.
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The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
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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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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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The basic premise of religion– that if you live a good life, things will go well for you– is wrong. Jesus was the most morally upright person who ever lived, yet He had a life filled with the experience of poverty, rejection, injustice, and even torture.
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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
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God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.
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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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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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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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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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