To fail to pray, then, is not to merely break some religious rule- it is a failure to treat God as God.
Interpretation
Neglecting prayer signifies a lack of reverence towards God and undermines oneβs spiritual relationship.
This quote by Timothy Keller emphasizes that failing to engage in prayer is not just a breach of religious practice; it reflects a deeper issue of not recognizing and honoring the divine authority of God. Prayer is portrayed as a fundamental aspect of a believerβs relationship with God, highlighting its importance in acknowledging God's position and power in one's life.
In practice
This quote could be used in a sermon about the importance of prayer in one's spiritual life.
Falling in love in a Christian way is to say,'I am excited about your future and I want to be part of getting you there. I'm signing up for the journey with you. Would you sign up for the journey to my true self with me? It's going to be hard but I want to get there.
Only in Jesus Christ do we see how the untamable, infinite God can become a baby and a loving Savior. On the cross we see how both the love and the holiness of God can be fulfilled at once.
All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
While your character flaws may have created mild problems for other people, they will create major problems for your spouse and your marriage.
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. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
God's Kingdom is "present in its beginnings, but still future in its fullness. This guards us from an under-realized eschatology (expecting no change now) and an over-realized eschatology (expecting all change now). In this stage, we embrace the reality that while we're not yet what we will be, we're also no longer what we used to be.
Christians believe that true worship is the highest and noblest activity of which man, by the grace of God, is capable.
Take away the Book of Mormon and the revelations, and where is our religion? We have none.
I am a Christian. He who answers thus has declared everything at once-his country, profession, family; the believer belongs to no city on earth but to the heavenly Jerusalem.
The church that is man-managed instead of God-governed is doomed to failure. A ministry that is college-trained but not Spirit-filled works no miracles.
It is not enough to be a member of the Church of Christ, one needs to be a living member, in spirit and in truth, i.e., living in the state of grace and in the presence of God, either in innocence or in sincere repentance.
The devotion which God sends to the succor of His Church and of the nations at the present time is the devotion to the Most Holy Eucharist. It is the highest of all devotions.
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