“It needs to be said that faith-journeys are never simply intellectual exercises.” — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Obedience flows out of faith; it is a consequence of saving faith, not a second condition for salvation.” — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Western secularity is not the absence of faith but a new set of beliefs about the universe.72” — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“As future citizens of heaven, Christians must see and avoid the idolatries and injustices of their culture, even as they continue to… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“The “Spirit of sonship” that Paul speaks of is, therefore, an ability that the Holy Spirit gives us to approach God as… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Verse 11 teaches us to use whatever gifts the Lord has graciously given us to make others stronger in their faith. Verse… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Put most simply, the gospel is an announcement—a declaration. The gospel is not advice to be followed; it is news, good (eu)… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Judges is the best book in the Old Testament for the understanding of renewal and revival, while Acts is the best place… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“The history of the patriarchs is filled with such missteps and moral failures. How could these be our moral examples? The answer:… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“God’s call to his people (then and now) is to combine spirituality with bravery. True discipleship is radical and risk-taking, because true… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“The book of Judges shows us that the Bible is not a “Book of Virtues”; it is not full of inspirational stories.… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“The gospel does not say, “the good are in and the bad are out,” nor “the open-minded are in and the judgmental… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“The spiritual intense fixation of the mind, by contemplation on God in Christ, until the soul be as it were swallowed up… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Individuals are now “spiritual consumers” who will go to a church only if (and as long as) its worship and public speaking… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Notice that Paul says that the gospel’s power is boundless and boundaried at the same time. He says it is to everyone.… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“First, each side should accept that both religious belief and skepticism are on the rise. Atheist author Sam Harris and Religious Right… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Christians, then, should expect to find nonbelievers who are much nicer, kinder, wiser, and better than they are. Why? Christian believers are… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Contrary to popular opinion, then, Christianity is not a Western religion that destroys local cultures. Rather, Christianity has taken more culturally diverse… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Idolatry functions widely inside religious communities when doctrinal truth is elevated to the position of a false god. This occurs when people… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“It is an item of faith that we are children of God; there is plenty of experience in us against it. The… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Religion is not the place where the problem of man’s egotism is automatically solved. Rather, it is there that the ultimate battle… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“The choice is ours. If we want to be sure to experience this vision by sight hereafter, we must know it by faith now.… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share
“It is worth asking ourselves: Where am I saying “I can’t” but God is saying “You won’t”? Israel’s failure to obey was based on… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share
“The same sun that melts wax hardens clay.” In other words, what makes a life “good” is not a particular set of circumstances, but… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share
“Tremendous freedom comes when we can laugh at ourselves and whisper to him, "So! It's been you all along!" In some ways that day… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share
“Is there anyone or anything that can separate me from Christ’s love for me? And” — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share
“Then, suddenly, the defense comes in with a new witness who can be proved to have been at the scene of the crime! The… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share
“God’s call to his people (then and now) is to combine spirituality with bravery. True discipleship is radical and risk-taking, because true disciples rely… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share
“It needs to be said that faith-journeys are never simply intellectual exercises.” — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share
“The only way to doubt Christianity rightly and fairly is to discern the alternate belief under each of your doubts and then to ask… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share
“Paul is not saying that I must have nothing to do with the people and things of the world. Ironically, if I must have… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share
“Religion is not the place where the problem of man’s egotism is automatically solved. Rather, it is there that the ultimate battle between human… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share
“Atheists and agnostics ask for this kind of “proof” for God, but are not alone in holding to strong rationalism. Many Christians claim that… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share
“Without socially shared discovered meaning we have no basis for saying to somebody else: “You need to stop doing that!” Created meanings cannot be… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share
“Christianity does not agree with the optimistic thinkers who say, “We can fix things if we try hard enough.” Nor does it agree with… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share
“Everything we know in this world is “contingent,” has a cause outside of itself. Therefore the universe, which is just a huge pile of… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share
