Tim Keller
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Whose Glory Will You Live For?
There is a contrast in Revelation between the wicked city called Babylon and the heavenly city, the New Jerusalem. And we have a choice as to which city we will build in life. The first city is about self. The second city is centered on the glory of God. In his message on Revelation 18, Tim Keller Continue reading
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Praying When I “Cherish Iniquity In My Heart”
How many Christians have been kept from prayer by this intimidating word in the Psalms?… If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. Psalm 66:18 (ESV) Answer: a lot. I’ll bet many Christians have been kept from prayer because of their understanding of this warning, but consider this insight from Continue reading
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Why Greed is Different Than Every Other Sin
“No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.” Luke 16:13 (ESV) Greed is a fascinating sin, and different than almost any other temptation or transgression. Here’s why, as Continue reading
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Jesus Didn’t Come for Everyone
Jesus Christ defined the people He came for when He preached at the synagogue in Nazareth. Quoting the Prophet Isaiah, He said, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to Continue reading
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Why Religious People Go to Hell
“The boy didn’t need to hear it. There was already a deep black wordless conviction in him that the way to avoid Jesus was to avoid sin.” –Flannery O’Connor, Wise Blood: A Novel (New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1949/2001), 22. So I have this friend who hates legalists. I mean hates. And he has a saying Continue reading
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