Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, 'My life for your life. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Discipleship is not an option. Jesus says that if anyone would come after me, he must follow me. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life. — 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
“The gospel is so rich that it can be communicated in a form that fits every situation. It is a singular message,… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The church is often like a football stadium where 22 people need a rest and thousands of people need exercise. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
[Spiritual friendship] is eagerly helping one another know, serve, love, and resemble God in deeper and deeper ways. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The main problem in the Christian life is that we have not thought out the deep implications of the gospel, we have… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
It's impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended. — 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
“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
The resurrection of the body means that we do not merely receive a consolation for the life we have lost but a… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Preaching is compelling to young secular adults ... - not if preachers use video clips from their favorite movies and dress informally… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The Bible judges the church; the church does not judge the Bible. The Bible is the foundation for and the creator 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
“We have talked about the manner and mode of preaching, but contextualization also has much to do with the content. A sermon… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and… — 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
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
The Cross is not simply a lovely example of sacrificial love. Throwing your life away needlessly is not admirable — it is… — 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
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
“While we must continue to align ourselves in denominations that share our theological distinctives, at the local level our bias should be… — 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
“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
“The Greek word euangelizo means “to gospelize,” to tell people the good news about what Jesus did for us, and in the… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
A church must be more deeply and practically committed to deeds of compassion and social justice than traditional liberal churches and more… — 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
“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
The church does not simply have a missions department; it should wholly exist to be a mission. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The church should be a place where people can be free to say that they are sinners. — 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
Religion says, 'I obey; therefore I am accepted.' Christianity says, 'I'm accepted, therefore I obey. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Faith in God's promises means not always following the expected, rational path. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus. — 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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