To truly become Christians we must also repent of the reasons we ever did anything right. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The resurrection makes Christianity the most irritating religion on the face of the earth. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The product of a true, growing, gospel-centered nature is often gentleness. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Revival occurs when those who think they already know the gospel discover they do not really or fully know it. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
We can only grasp the gospel's sweetness if we first grapple with its offense- you can't save yourself. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The gospel is not just the “ABCs” but the “A-to-Z” of the Christian life. — 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
Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone, since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect… — 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
“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
The future is already won, and the more hostile the culture, the easier it is to communicate the difference of Christianity. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The irreligious don't repent at all and the religious only repent of sins. But Christians repent of their wrongfully placed righteousness. — 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
“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
“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
“Peter warns that it is possible for Christians to lose their awareness of the spiritual reality that they have been cleansed from… — 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
Faith in the gospel restructures our motivations, our self-understanding, our identity, and our view of the world. Behavioral compliance to rules without… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
It is inaccurate to think the gospel is what saves non-Christians, and then Christians mature by trying hard to live according to… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“There are now six times more Anglicans in Nigeria alone than there are in all of the United States. There are more… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“The gospel is not just the ABCs but the A to Z of the Christian life. It is inaccurate to think the… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“It is so much easier to move from the gospel to religion than the other way round. One of Martin Luther’s fundamental… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Unless we believe the gospel, we will be driven in all we do-whether obeying or disobeying-by pride ('self-love') or fear ('of damnation').… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
If your fundamental is a man dying on the cross for his enemies, if the very heart of your self-image and your… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“The gospel of justifying faith means that while Christians are, in themselves still sinful and sinning, yet in Christ, in God’s sight,… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“USE WORDS IF NECESSARY The popular saying “Preach the gospel; use words if necessary” is helpful but also misleading. If the gospel… — 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
“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
“According to Richard Lints in The Fabric of Theology, four factors influence the formation of a theological vision. The foundation is, of… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Race and culture. The moralist/conservative bias is to use truth to evaluate cultures. Feeling superior to others in the impulse of self-justifying… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“What if many listeners hold a profoundly different understanding of the concepts of God, truth, right and wrong, freedom, virtue, and sin?… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“In cities we will also meet a lot of people who hold to other religions or to no religion who are wiser,… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“How does this work? Our natural condition under sin is to be “glory empty” — starved for significance, honor, and a sense… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Guilt and self-image. When someone says, “I can’t forgive myself,” it indicates that some standard or condition or person is more central… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“city builders and rebuilders (Jerusalem) and city-loving exiles (Babylon). In New Testament times, the people of God become city missionaries (indeed, New… — 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
