“The gospel’s power is seen in its ability to completely change minds, hearts, life orientation, our understanding of everything” — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Proper contextualization means causing the right scandal — the one the gospel poses to all sinners — and removing all unnecessary ones.” — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“As future citizens of heaven, Christians must see and avoid the idolatries and injustices of their culture, even as they continue to… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Ultimately, the gospel is offensive because the cross stands against all schemes of self-salvation.” — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Theodoret, a Syrian bishop in the fifth century, likened the gospel to a pepper: “A pepper outwardly seems to be cold …” — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Put most simply, the gospel is an announcement—a declaration. The gospel is not advice to be followed; it is news, good (eu)… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Externalities are to do with our doing; internalities have to do with our being; and Christianity is about who I am in… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“The gospel does not say, “the good are in and the bad are out,” nor “the open-minded are in and the judgmental… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Notice that Paul says that the gospel’s power is boundless and boundaried at the same time. He says it is to everyone.… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Atheists and agnostics ask for this kind of “proof” for God, but are not alone in holding to strong rationalism. Many Christians… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Christianity does not agree with the optimistic thinkers who say, “We can fix things if we try hard enough.” Nor does it… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Christians, then, should expect to find nonbelievers who are much nicer, kinder, wiser, and better than they are. Why? Christian believers are… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Contrary to popular opinion, then, Christianity is not a Western religion that destroys local cultures. Rather, Christianity has taken more culturally diverse… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“When two Christians who fully understand this stand before the minister all decked out in their wedding finery, they realize they're not… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“The only way to doubt Christianity rightly and fairly is to discern the alternate belief under each of your doubts and then… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Christian living is therefore a continual realignment process—one of bringing everything in line with the truth of the gospel.” — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Christians who don’t understand “no condemnation” only obey out of fear and duty. That is not nearly as powerful a motivation as… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“At the root of each and every sin, and each and every problem, is unbelief and a rejection of the gospel.” — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Not Christians. We don’t expect things in life to “work for good” of their own accord. When we find things working out… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Could you explain to someone else how the gospel can (and should) transform our sense of identity? How much do you experience… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Atheists and agnostics ask for this kind of “proof” for God, but are not alone in holding to strong rationalism. Many Christians… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“The choice is ours. If we want to be sure to experience this vision by sight hereafter, we must know it by faith now.… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“It is worth asking ourselves: Where am I saying “I can’t” but God is saying “You won’t”? Israel’s failure to obey was based on… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“The same sun that melts wax hardens clay.” In other words, what makes a life “good” is not a particular set of circumstances, but… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Tremendous freedom comes when we can laugh at ourselves and whisper to him, "So! It's been you all along!" In some ways that day… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Is there anyone or anything that can separate me from Christ’s love for me? And” — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Then, suddenly, the defense comes in with a new witness who can be proved to have been at the scene of the crime! The… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“God’s call to his people (then and now) is to combine spirituality with bravery. True discipleship is radical and risk-taking, because true disciples rely… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“It needs to be said that faith-journeys are never simply intellectual exercises.” — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“The only way to doubt Christianity rightly and fairly is to discern the alternate belief under each of your doubts and then to ask… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Paul is not saying that I must have nothing to do with the people and things of the world. Ironically, if I must have… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Religion is not the place where the problem of man’s egotism is automatically solved. Rather, it is there that the ultimate battle between human… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
“Atheists and agnostics ask for this kind of “proof” for God, but are not alone in holding to strong rationalism. Many Christians claim that… — Timothy J. Keller Copy Share Image
