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Timothy Keller Quotes: In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
         

In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.


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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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The 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

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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.

Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.



God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you're afraid I will not give you what you need?

God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you're afraid I will not give you what you need?



There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.

There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.



If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.

If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.



Christianity does not provide the reason for each experience of pain, but it does provide deep resources for actually facing suffering with hope and courage rather than bitterness and despair

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