The secret to freedom from enslaving patterns of sin is worship. You need worship. You need great worship. You need weeping worship. You need glorious worship. You need to sense Godโs greatness and to be moved it โ moved to tears and moved to laughter โ moved by who God is and what he has done for you.
Timothy KellerThe gospel shows us that our spiritual problem lies not only in failing to obey God, but also in relying on our obedience to make us fully acceptable to God, ourselves and others. Every kind of character flaw comes from this natural impulse to be our own saviour through our own performance and achievement. On the one hand, proud and disdainful personalities come from basing your identity on your performance and thinking you are succeeding. But on the other hand, discouraged and self loathing personalities also come from basing your identity on your performance and thinking you are failing.
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.
Timothy KellerThe world is polarizing over religion. It is getting both more religious and less religious at the same time.
Timothy KellerThe essence of Christian obedience is not doโs and donโts but personal allegiance to Jesus.
Timothy Keller