The rich brother needs to let the gospel humble him while the poor brother needs to let the gospel affirm him. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
We only fully grasp the gospel when we understand, as Paul did, that we are the worst sinner we know — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The gospel destroys pride because it tells us we are so lost that Jesus had to die for us. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
All Christians have opportunities to serve those who might never come to church or listen to a sermon. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Properly understood, Christianity is by no means the opiate of the people. It’s more like the smelling salts.” — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The gospel is an exclusive truth but it's the most inclusive exclusive truth in the world. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you. Strong faith in a… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Marriage is so much like salvation and our relationship with Christ that you can’t understand marriage w/o looking at the gospel. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Public faith means going public with what’s in your heart, with humility and respect for others, as we speak of the truth… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The gospel has supernatural versatility to address the particular hopes, fears, and idols of every culture and every person. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The Christian gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“To stay away from Christianity because part of the Bible's teaching is offensive to you assumes that if there is a God… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Religion operates on the principle 'I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.' But the operating principle of the gospel is 'I am… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
...the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Even if 80 percent of the population of a country are Christian believers, they will have almost no cultural influence if the… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
...Singles, too, must see the penultimate status of marriage. If single Christians don't develop a deeply fulfilling love relationship with Jesus, they… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“If you are communicating the gospel message, you must not only help listeners distinguish between obeying God and disobeying him; you must… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Religion poses a danger of creating division or intolerance between groups of people. However, the gospel of Jesus lead us to three… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“The Scriptures show numerous instances when gospel truths are brought out in different orders, argued for using different premises, and applied to… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
If you come to recognize the beliefs on which your doubts about Christianity are based, and if you seek as much proof… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
In every other religion the indicative flows from the imperative. Which means, ‘because I do, therefore I am... because I do this,… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Even though the gospel is a set of truths to understand and believe, it cannot remain a set of beliefs if it… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“the basic form of this every-member gospel ministry is the same: • Organic. It happens spontaneously, outside of the church’s organized programs… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Self-control. Moralists tell us to control our passions out of fear of punishment. This is a volition-based approach. Relativists tell us to… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“It is not enough for the skeptic, then, to simply dismiss the Christian teaching about the resurrection of Jesus by saying, “It… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“ministry. Sadly, there has never been a city on earth that is not saturated with human sin and corruption. Indeed, to paraphrase… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“The challenge for the urban preacher is to preach in a way that edifies believers and engages and evangelized nonbelievers at the… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Despite all these profound differences, the speeches show several important commonalities as well. David Peterson observes that while there is no standard… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“the Bible’s solution to a bad marriage is a reorientation to the radical, spousal love of Christ communicated in the gospel. “You… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“A church that truly understands the implications of the biblical gospel, letting the “word of Christ dwell in [it] richly” (Col 3:16),… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“The most important way to gain a hearing from postmodern people, confront nominal Christians, wake up “sleepy” Christians, and even delight committed… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“are more open to the Christian faith than they were in their original context. Most have been uprooted from their familiar, traditional… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“while the gospel offended each culture in somewhat different ways, it also drew people to see Christ and his work in different… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Witness. The moralist believes in proselytizing, because “we are right, and they are wrong.” Such an approach is almost always offensive. The… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Human authority. Moralists tend to obey human authorities (family, tribe, government, and cultural customs) too anxiously, since they rely heavily on their… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Love and relationships. Moralism often turns relationships into a blame game. This occurs when a moralist is traumatized by severe criticism and… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“So when we say that Christians work from a gospel worldview, it does not mean that they are constantly speaking about Christian… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
If you are trying to live a life in accordance with the Bible, the concept and call to justice are inescapable. We do justice… — Timothy Keller Copy Share
The more you rejoice in your own forgiveness, the quicker you will be to forgive others. — Timothy Keller Copy Share
“Evangelism will come organically in friendship if we don’t let our pride, fears, and pessimism cause us to hide our faith and heart.” — Timothy Keller Copy Share
“The coming of the messianic King occurs in two stages. At his first coming, he saved us from the penalty of sin and gave… — Timothy Keller Copy Share
“24 A few pages later, Delbanco writes the following: [Alexis de] Tocqueville’s detection of a “strange melancholy in the midst of abundance” has a… — Timothy Keller Copy Share
“To stay away from Christianity because part of the Bible's teaching is offensive to you assumes that if there is a God he wouldn't… — Timothy Keller Copy Share
If the preaching of our ministers and the practice of our parishioners do not have the same effect on people that Jesus had, then… — Timothy Keller Copy Share
“of temple, presence, and sacrifice; of covenant and faithfulness; of kingdom and victory. When we seek to communicate the gospel to a particular culture,… — Timothy Keller Copy Share
“Finally, you are ready to launch your church. Begin by developing action steps and goals that can be used as benchmarks to track your… — Timothy Keller Copy Share
If you are a child of God, you don’t lose your status if you have a bad week. — Timothy Keller Copy Share
God's salvation does not come in response to a changed life. A changed life comes in response to the salvation, offered as a free… — Timothy Keller Copy Share
“When anything in life is an absolute requirement for your happiness and self-worth, it is essentially an ‘idol,’ something you are actually worshiping. When… — Timothy Keller Copy Share
Suffering is the stripping of our hope in finite things, therefore we do not put our ultimate hope in anything finite. — Timothy Keller Copy Share
Christ will do everything for you or nothing. He's either all of your righteousness or none. — Timothy Keller Copy Share
If we give God things in hope that they'll earn us blessings, we're really not doing anything for him. It's for ourselves. — Timothy Keller Copy Share
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