Job never saw why he suffered, but he saw God, and that was enough. — Timothy Keller Bible Copy Share Image
Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king. — Timothy Keller Christian service Copy Share Image
Idols are often good things that we have made into ultimate things. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
It’s a mistake to think that you must feel love to give it. — Timothy Keller Failure Copy Share Image
Religious people find God useful. Gospel people find him beautiful. — Timothy Keller Beautiful Copy Share Image
It takes more than a great church to reach a city, it takes a great movement of churches. — Timothy Keller Church Copy Share Image
Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity. — Timothy Keller Adversity Copy Share Image
In the church we have to deliberately let ourselves be transparent and accountable to others. We're a family. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God's will to mine, but to mold my will into His. — Timothy Keller God 's will Copy Share Image
If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our… — Timothy Keller Christ Copy Share Image
If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
We are so evil and sinful and flawed that Jesus had to die for us... But we are so lobed and valued… — 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
“Paul appointed elders in each church, giving them a certain amount of independence. He was able to do this because the natural… — Timothy Keller Freedom Copy Share Image
The best people often have terrible lives. Job is one example, and Jesus—the ultimate ‘Job,’ the only truly, fully innocent sufferer —… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
If the preaching of our ministers and the practice of our parishioners do not have the same effect on people that Jesus… — 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 Christianity Copy Share Image
If we say, 'I believe in Jesus,' but it doesn't affect the way we live, the answer is not that now we… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Religion operates on the principle 'I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.' But the operating principle of the gospel is 'I am… — 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 Baby Copy Share Image
Nothing we formulate or do can qualify us for access to God. Only grace can do that- based not on our performance… — Timothy Keller Access Copy Share Image
Even if 80 percent of the population of a country are Christian believers, they will have almost no cultural influence if the… — Timothy Keller Academia Copy Share Image
“The preachers must choose some particular illustrations and concepts that will inevitably be more meaningful to some cultural groups than others. We… — Timothy Keller Christianity Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ, who had all the power in the world, saw us enslaved by the very things we thought would free us… — Timothy Keller Christ Copy Share Image
If we are deeply moved by the sight of his love for us, it detaches our hearts from other would-be saviors. We… — Timothy Keller Heart Copy Share Image
Within this Christian vision of marriage, here's what it means to fall in love. It is to look at another person and… — Timothy Keller Christian Copy Share Image
“Christians are confronted with ethical and theological issues every day in the workplace. Preaching and ministry in urban churches must therefore help… — Timothy Keller Character Copy Share Image
Neither son loved the father for himself. They both were using the father for their own self-centered ends rather than loving, enjoying,… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“The reason that marriage is so painful and yet wonderful is because it is a reflection of the gospel, which is painful… — Timothy Keller Christianity Copy Share Image
“Present the sacraments so as to make the gospel clear. Baptism, and especially adult baptism, should be given great significance in evangelistic… — Timothy Keller Christianity Copy Share Image
“human nature of their origins runs counter to the prevailing cultural view of the ancient Near East. In the Genesis narrative, we… — Timothy Keller City life Copy Share Image
“This principle - that your spouse should be capable of becoming your best friend - is a game changer when you address… — Timothy Keller Best friend Copy Share Image
“Directly address and welcome nonbelievers. Talk regularly to “those of you who aren’t sure you believe this or who aren’t sure just… — Timothy Keller Christianity Copy Share Image
“THE RIGHT RELATIONSHIP OF THE GOSPEL TO ALL OF MINISTRY There is always a danger that church leaders and ministers will conceive… — Timothy Keller Christianity Copy Share Image
“D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones taught that the gospel emphasis on grace could be lost in several ways. A church might simply become heterodox… — Timothy Keller Christianity Copy Share Image
“If you know what He has done at infinite cost to himself—He’s put you into a relationship so that you’ll never be… — Timothy Keller Christianity Copy Share Image
“So the novelist David Foster Wallace, not long before his suicide, spoke these words to the 2005 graduating class at Kenyon College:… — Timothy Keller Feeling stupid Copy Share Image