When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
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
“process. Begin with the familiar and point to the culture’s strengths, proceed to challenge and destabilize around the points of weakness, and… — 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
The gospel shows a God far more holy than the legalist can bear, yet far more merciful than a humanist can conceive — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“This woman saw the gospel—that you’re more wicked than you ever believed, but at the same time more loved and accepted than… — 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 gospel frees us from the relentless pressure of having to prove ourselves, for we are already proven and secure. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“If there is a God, you owe him far more than a morally decent life. He deserves to be at the center… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“it is one thing to have a ministry that is gospel believing and even gospel proclaiming but quite another to have one… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Christians agree that when we sell and market, we need to show potential customers that a product “adds value” to their lives.… — 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
“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
“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
“Think of people you consider fanatical. They’re overbearing, self-righteous, opinionated, insensitive, and harsh. Why? It’s not because they are too Christian but… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“The gospel, if it is really believed, removes neediness - the need to be constantly respected, appreciated, and well regarded; the need… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“there are several serious flaws in the pietistic indifference to culture. First, many have promoted the pietistic stance by arguing that increasing… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“When we look at the whole scope of this story line, we see clearly that Christianity is not only about getting one’s… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“THE GOSPEL CHANGES EVERYTHING The gospel is not just the ABCs but the A to Z of the Christian life. It is… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The gospel shows us that our spiritual problem lies not only in failing to obey God, but also in relying on our… — 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
“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
“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
“Postmodern people have been rejecting Christianity for years, thinking that it was indistinguishable from moralism.” — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“I concluded that an understanding of the biblical marks of a healthy church was absolutely foundational and necessary, but that something more… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Important reminder: It's not fair of you to demand more proof of Christians for their beliefs than you demand for your own. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
No one is so good that they don’t need the grace of the gospel, nor so bad that they can’t receive the… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
While other worldviews lead us to sit in the midst of life’s joys, foreseeing the coming sorrows, Christianity empowers its people to… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The gospel has two parts. It has the part that says you're a sinner, and it has the part that says you're… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The gospel is not just the A-B-C's but the A-Z of Christianity. The gospel is not just the minimum required doctrine necessary… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“As soon as you express the gospel, you are unavoidably doing it in a way that is more understandable and accessible for… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
We are called not simply to communicate the gospel to nonbelievers; we must also intentionally celebrate the gospel before them. — 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
