The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
TIMOTHY KELLERIf we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom.
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Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
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Money isn’t an idol. It just shows you where your idols are.
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There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
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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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The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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After creation God said, ‘It is finished’-and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, ‘It is finished’-and we can rest.
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The 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.
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.
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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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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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No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
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