Bible Quotes by Timothy Keller

Our prayers should arise out of immersion in the Scripture. [We] speak only to the degree we are spoken to.

— Timothy Keller

We should let Scripture interpret us more than we interpret Scripture.

— Timothy Keller

We only fully grasp the gospel when we understand, as Paul did, that we are the worst sinner we know

— Timothy Keller

The God of the Bible takes our misery and suffering so seriously that he was willing to take it on himself

— Timothy Keller

Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.

— Timothy Keller

Job never saw why he suffered, but he saw God, and that was enough.

— Timothy Keller

Real love, the Bible says, instinctively desires permanence.

— Timothy Keller

“As in the Old Testament, God’s response to prayer and persecution is the sending of the Spirit to revive individuals and churches.”

— Timothy Keller

“serve God, they are not, and can never be, as free as they aspire to be. From the Old Testament prophets to…

— Timothy Keller

It is remarkable that in all of his writings Paul's prayers for his friends contain no appeals for changes in their circumstances.

— Timothy Keller

We've got at least two other streams of that are filled with good, helpful material on meditation - the Catholic stream and…

— Timothy Keller

If we pick out which parts of the Bible we dislike, we actually have a god we've created. How can that god…

— 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

We are called not simply to communicate the gospel to nonbelievers; we must also intentionally celebrate the gospel before them.

— Timothy Keller

“I concluded that an understanding of the biblical marks of a healthy church was absolutely foundational and necessary, but that something more…

— Timothy Keller

“Work is so foundational to our makeup that it is one of the few things we can take in significant doses without…

— Timothy Keller

“Older forms of indentured servanthood and the bond-service of biblical times had often been harsh, but Christian abolitionists concluded that race-based, life-long…

— Timothy Keller

Many people think of the Bible as a book of moral teachings with stories sprinkled through to illustrate the teachings. But it's…

— Timothy Keller

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

God's grace and forgiveness, while free to the recipient, are always costly for the giver. From the earliest parts of the Bible,…

— Timothy Keller

Everyone will be forgotten, nothing we do will make any difference, and all good endeavors, even the best, will come to naught.…

— Timothy Keller

Remember that according to the Bible, the heart is not primarily the emotions but rather the seat of our fundamental commitments and…

— Timothy Keller

The Bible judges the church; the church does not judge the Bible. The Bible is the foundation for and the creator of…

— Timothy Keller

“the basic form of this every-member gospel ministry is the same: • Organic. It happens spontaneously, outside of the church’s organized programs…

— Timothy Keller

“Even though the gospel is a set of truths to understand and believe, it cannot remain a set of beliefs if it…

— Timothy Keller

“ministry. Sadly, there has never been a city on earth that is not saturated with human sin and corruption. Indeed, to paraphrase…

— Timothy Keller

“in Edward Glaeser, The Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier (New York:…

— Timothy Keller

“With Bible believers, he quotes Scripture and John the Baptist; with pagans he argues from general revelation and the greatness of creation.…

— Timothy Keller

“to some parts of biblical teaching,” and “B” beliefs, which contradict Christian truth (“B” doctrines) and “lead listeners to find some Christian…

— Timothy Keller

The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life. The Bible’s purpose is to show…

— Timothy Keller

“Third, do “apologetic sidebars.” Try to devote one of the three or four sermon points mainly to the doubts and concerns of…

— Timothy Keller

“If we just preach general doctrine and ethics from Scripture, we are not preaching the gospel. The gospel is the good news…

— Timothy Keller

“Gospel renewal does not simply seek to convert nominal church members; it also insists that all Christians — even committed ones —…

— Timothy Keller

“According to Richard Lints in The Fabric of Theology, four factors influence the formation of a theological vision. The foundation is, of…

— Timothy Keller

“Human authority. Moralists tend to obey human authorities (family, tribe, government, and cultural customs) too anxiously, since they rely heavily on their…

— Timothy Keller

“At the end of this Sabbath encounter with the religious leaders Mark records a remarkable sentence that sums up one of the…

— Timothy Keller

“At the beginning of history there was also a garden and a command. God put Adam and Eve in that garden, and…

— Timothy Keller

“In sharp contrast with our culture, the Bible teaches that the essence of marriage is a sacrificial commitment to the good of…

— Timothy Keller

“When God brought the first man his spouse, he brought him not just a lover but the friend his heart had been…

— Timothy Keller

A god of less wrath than the God of the Bible is necessarily a god of less love. His anger is a…

— Timothy Keller