The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
TIMOTHY KELLERPride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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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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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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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
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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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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.
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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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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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