Job never saw why he suffered, but he saw God, and that was enough. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
If you are a child of God, you don’t lose your status if you have a bad week. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Legalistic remorse says, "I broke God's rules," while real repentance says, "I broke God's heart." — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
God is so committed to your ultimate joy that he was willing to plunge into the greatest depths of suffering himself for… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Lord make me happy enough in the grace of Jesus to avoid being proud, cold, scared, and hooked.” — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
You should not begin to pray for all you want until you realize that in God you have all you need. — 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
Only in Jesus Christ do we see how the untamable, infinite God can become a baby and a loving Savior. On the… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Sin is not just breaking the rules, it is putting yourself in the place of God as Savior, Lord, and Judge… There… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“God’s love and mercy (like liberal preachers). Only when people see God as absolutely holy and absolutely loving will the cross of… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
No matter what precautions we take, no matter how well we have put together a good life, no matter how hard we… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Certainly we should be very active in seeking God, and Jesus himself called us to 'ask, seek, knock' in order to find… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
But resurrection is not just consolation — it is restoration. We get it all back — the love, the loved ones, the… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“As I took up life as a minister, I tried to understand why so many people resisted and rejected God, I soon… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Christianity offers not merely a consolation but a restoration - not just of the life we had but of the life we… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
While Christianity was able to agree with pagan writers that inordinate attachment to earthly goods can lead to unnecessary pain and grief,… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
It fits to glorify God - it not only fits reality, because God is infinitely and supremely praiseworthy, but it fits us… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“The gospel is neither religion nor irreligion - it is something else altogether. Religion makes law and moral obedience a means of… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Some suffering is given in order to chastise and correct a person for wrongful patterns of life (as in the case of… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Christianity teaches that, contra fatalism, suffering is overwhelming; contra Buddhism, suffering is real; contra karma, suffering is often unfair; but contra secularism,… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Jesus lost all his glory so that we could be clothed in it. He was shut out so we could get access.… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“to the world. God created both body and soul, and the resurrection of Jesus shows that he is going to redeem both… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“In religion our only hope is to live a life good enough to require God to bless us, so every instance of… — 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
If you don't love the poor, you don't know what God's done for you. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Because we put ourselves in God’s place, He put Himself in our place. — 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
