Christianity Quotes by Timothy Keller

Ministry to the poor is a crucial sign that we believe the gospel.

— Timothy Keller

The key to continual and deeper spiritual renewal and revival is the continual re-discovery of the gospel.

— Timothy Keller

If Christianity is really true it will be offending and correcting you somewhere.

— Timothy Keller

“The Spirit’s work of making the gospel real to the heart weakens the self-centeredness in the soul.”

— Timothy Keller

Without the gospel we hate ourselves instead of our sin.

— Timothy Keller

The essence of Christian obedience is not do’s and don’ts but personal allegiance to Jesus.

— Timothy Keller

Christianity does not set faith against thinking. It sets faith against assuming.

— Timothy Keller

Unless you believe the gospel, everything you do will be driven by either pride or fear.

— Timothy Keller

“Only in the gospel can we be both enormously bold and utterly sensitive and humble, for we are simul justus et peccator,…

— Timothy Keller

Most apologetic books are really written for Christians, even the ones that purport to be written for non-believers.

— Timothy Keller

“The proper biblical understanding of sin is much more radical and far-reaching. It can never be used as a weapon, because it…

— Timothy Keller

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

“Urban evangelism requires immersion in the various cultures’ greatest hopes, fears, views, and objections to Christianity.”

— Timothy Keller

“It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you. Strong faith in a…

— Timothy Keller

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

Public faith means going public with what’s in your heart, with humility and respect for others, as we speak of the truth…

— Timothy Keller

...Singles, too, must see the penultimate status of marriage. If single Christians don't develop a deeply fulfilling love relationship with Jesus, they…

— Timothy Keller

“Work done by non-Christians always contain some degree of God's common grace as well as the distortions of sin. Work done by…

— Timothy Keller

“The preachers must choose some particular illustrations and concepts that will inevitably be more meaningful to some cultural groups than others. We…

— Timothy Keller

“Christians are confronted with ethical and theological issues every day in the workplace. Preaching and ministry in urban churches must therefore help…

— Timothy Keller

“The reason that marriage is so painful and yet wonderful is because it is a reflection of the gospel, which is painful…

— Timothy Keller

“The reason that marriage is so painful and yet wonderful is because it is a reflection of the gospel, which is painful…

— Timothy Keller

Even if 80 percent of the population of a country are Christian believers, they will have almost no cultural influence if the…

— Timothy Keller

Most people in the world believe that if there is a God, you relate to God by being good. Most religions are…

— 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

“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

“Self-control. Moralists tell us to control our passions out of fear of punishment. This is a volition-based approach. Relativists tell us to…

— Timothy Keller

“It is not enough for the skeptic, then, to simply dismiss the Christian teaching about the resurrection of Jesus by saying, “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

“The challenge for the urban preacher is to preach in a way that edifies believers and engages and evangelized nonbelievers at the…

— Timothy Keller

At the root of all our disobedience are particular ways in which we continue to seek control of our lives through systems…

— Timothy Keller

“Also, the Christian worldview has made foundational contributions to our own culture that may not be readily apparent. The deep background for…

— Timothy Keller

“God is blessing the church in China with extraordinary growth. However, when Chinese churches and ministers who had experienced God’s blessing in…

— Timothy Keller

“Churches that are filled with self-righteous, exclusive, insecure, angry, moralistic people are extremely unattractive. Their public pronouncements are often highly judgmental, while…

— 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

“Present the sacraments so as to make the gospel clear. Baptism, and especially adult baptism, should be given great significance in evangelistic…

— Timothy Keller

“A church that truly understands the implications of the biblical gospel, letting the “word of Christ dwell in [it] richly” (Col 3:16),…

— Timothy Keller

“The most important way to gain a hearing from postmodern people, confront nominal Christians, wake up “sleepy” Christians, and even delight committed…

— Timothy Keller

“are more open to the Christian faith than they were in their original context. Most have been uprooted from their familiar, traditional…

— Timothy Keller

“But Green returns to the most important way that Christianity spread — through the extended household (oikos) evangelism done informally by Christians.…

— Timothy Keller