Timothy Keller

The essence of forgiveness is absorbing pain instead of giving it.

— Timothy Keller

Friends become wiser together through a healthy clash of viewpoints.

— Timothy Keller

Marriage is two broken people having little broken people.

— Timothy Keller

“It (idolatry) means turning a good thing into an ultimate thing.”

— Timothy Keller

“obviously different from everything that a nonbeliever does. That”

— Timothy Keller

Your heart is smothering under your small ambitions.

— Timothy Keller

A common vision can unite people of very different temperaments.

— Timothy Keller

“All real, life-changing love is costly, substitutionary sacrifice”

— Timothy Keller

The Gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.

— Timothy Keller

It takes pride to be anxious – I am not wise enough to know how my life should go.

— Timothy Keller

Proper wedding vows are more a promise of mutually binding future love than a declaration of your present love.

— Timothy Keller

Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community - the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.

— Timothy Keller

One of the signs that you may not grasp the unique, radical nature of the gospel is that you are certain that…

— Timothy Keller

The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.

— Timothy Keller

Adam wasn't lonely because he was imperfect but because he was perfect. The ache for friends is not the result of sin.

— Timothy Keller

But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God.

— Timothy Keller

Look at Jesus Christ. Every time he was in trouble he used the Word of God. When he was tempted he used…

— Timothy Keller

“The power of the gospel comes in two movements. It first says, “I am more sinful and flawed than I ever dared…

— Timothy Keller

A triune God would call us to converse with him . . . because he wants to share the joy he has.…

— Timothy Keller

Grace is humbling and restorative. It pulls you down because Christ had to die for you, but also lifts you up because…

— Timothy Keller

“Pastors must practice a two-fold program of cultural engagement: deconstruction and demystification of cultural idols, and reconstruction and re-enchantment of a gospel-shaped…

— Timothy Keller

Revival occurs as a group of people who, on the whole, think they already know the gospel discover they do not really…

— Timothy Keller

“The material creation was made by God to be developed, cultivated, and cared for in an endless number of ways through human…

— Timothy Keller

One of the most frequent responses I get from non-Christian readers is: 'I'm not sure I agree with all this, but I…

— Timothy Keller

Christianity offers not merely a consolation but a restoration - not just of the life we had but of the life we…

— Timothy Keller

When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn't think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to…

— Timothy Keller

While Christianity was able to agree with pagan writers that inordinate attachment to earthly goods can lead to unnecessary pain and grief,…

— Timothy Keller

“Ironically, the insistence that doctrines do not matter is really a doctrine itself. It holds a specific view of God, which is…

— Timothy Keller

“THE DANGER OF NOT CONTEXTUALIZING (OR OF THINKING YOU AREN’T) All gospel ministry and communication are already heavily adapted to a particular…

— Timothy Keller

“I would go even further and warn that failing to use both approaches invites danger. The STM, carried out in isolation from…

— Timothy Keller

“Family. Moralism can make a person a slave to parental expectations, while relativism/pragmatism sees no need for family loyalty or keeping promises…

— Timothy Keller

“In our discussion of the need for balanced ministry fronts in chapter 23, we looked at the five models of church proposed…

— Timothy Keller

“Second, be very careful to think about your audience’s premises. Don’t assume, for example, that everyone listening trusts the Bible. So when…

— Timothy Keller

“In Ephesians 3:14 – 21, Paul prays that the Spirit will strengthen his readers with power in their inner being. For what?…

— Timothy Keller

“The coming of the messianic King occurs in two stages. At his first coming, he saved us from the penalty of sin…

— Timothy Keller

“When it comes to speaking about sin, Paul is clear in his message to the Jews that the law cannot justify them,…

— Timothy Keller

“of temple, presence, and sacrifice; of covenant and faithfulness; of kingdom and victory. When we seek to communicate the gospel to a…

— Timothy Keller

“Sexuality. The moralist tends to see sex as dirty, or at least as a dangerous impulse that leads constantly to sin. The…

— Timothy Keller

I've heard plenty of Christians try to answer the why question by going back to the what. "You have to believe because…

— Timothy Keller

“Why didn't Jacob simply refuse to go along with this bold, obvious swindle? Again, Robert Alter's insights are invaluable. When Jacob asks,…

— Timothy Keller