Christ will do everything for you or nothing. He's either all of your righteousness or none. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
It is because Jesus Christ experienced cosmic thirst on the cross that you and I can have our spiritual thirst satisfied. It… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
In the christian view, the ultimate evidence for the existence of God is Jesus Christ. If there is a God, we characters… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“In religion our only hope is to live a life good enough to require God to bless us, so every instance of… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Through the person and work of Jesus Christ, God fully accomplishes salvation for us, rescuing us from judgment for sin into fellowship… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ doesn’t just give us truths; he is the truth. Jesus Christ is the prophet to end all prophets. He gives… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Most people in the world believe that if there is a God, you relate to God by being good. Most religions are… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Marriage is so much like salvation and our relationship with Christ that you can’t understand marriage w/o looking at the gospel. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Legalism is looking to something besides Jesus Christ in order to be acceptable and clean before God. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Grace is humbling and restorative. It pulls you down because Christ had to die for you, but also lifts you up because… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The world is a dark place, and yet the coming of Jesus Christ shows us no one and nothing is hopeless. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
In every other religion the indicative flows from the imperative. Which means, ‘because I do, therefore I am... because I do this,… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
I am accepted by God through the work of Jesus Christ - therefore I obey — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ was treated as we deserved so that when we believe in Jesus, God treats us as Jesus deserves. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Religion: 'My identity is built on being a good person.' Gospel: 'My identity is not built on my record or my performance… — 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 Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ as only an example will crush you. You'll never be able to live up to it. But Jesus Christ as… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Do you realize that it is only in the gospel of Jesus Christ that you get the verdict before the performance? — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
To preach the gospel is to show people their need for salvation against a backdrop of God's nature and the character of… — Timothy Keller 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 Copy Share Image
Look at Jesus Christ. Every time he was in trouble he used the Word of God. When he was tempted he used… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Christ's resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now. — 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
If we can't "love the sinner; hate the sin" then how can we relate to ourselves? Love who we are in Christ… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The determining factor in our relationship with God is not our past but Christ's past. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Our Christian hope is that we are going to live with Christ in a new earth, where there is not only no… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Gifts are abilities God gives us to meet the needs of others in Christ’s name. — Timothy Keller 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 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
Christ literally walked in our shoes and entered into our affliction. Those who will not help others until they are destitute reveal… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The most rapturous delights you have ever had - in the beauty of a landscape, or in the pleasure of food, or… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
As things are brought back under Christ's rule and authority, they are restored to health, beauty, and freedom. — 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
We do not have to make ourselves suffer in order to merit forgiveness. We simply receive the forgiveness earned by Christ. 1… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
At the root of all our disobedience are particular ways in which we continue to seek control of our lives through systems… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Accepted in Christ, we now run the race 'for the joy that is set before us' rather than 'for fear that comes… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Putting our faith in Christ is not about trying harder; it means transferring our trust away from ourselves and resting in him. — 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 Image
The more you rejoice in your own forgiveness, the quicker you will be to forgive others. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
If you are a child of God, you don’t lose your status if you have a bad week. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
![“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 special salience today — because while we have gotten very good at deconstructing old stories (the religion that was the subject of my first chapter…” quote by Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/85a/timothy-keller-240_sad_24-a-few-pages-later-delbanco-writes-the_25320.jpg)
