“The reason that marriage is so painful and yet wonderful is because it is a reflection of the gospel, which is painful… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“People "at the top" are eager to attribute their position to their own intellect, savvy, and hard work. The reality is much… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
It is inaccurate to think the gospel is what saves non-Christians, and then Christians mature by trying hard to live according to… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The gospel is not about choosing to follow advice; it's about being called to follow a King. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“THE MEANS OF GOSPEL RENEWAL While the ultimate source of a revival is the Holy Spirit, the Spirit ordinarily uses several “instrumental,”… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“So when we say that Christians work from a gospel worldview, it does not mean that they are constantly speaking about Christian… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“The gospel alone can give us the humility (“I have much to learn from the city”), the confidence (“I have much to… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“But Green returns to the most important way that Christianity spread — through the extended household (oikos) evangelism done informally by Christians.… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
While other worldviews lead us to sit in the midst of life’s joys, foreseeing the coming sorrows, Christianity empowers its people to… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“I was intrigued. I asked her what was so scary about unmerited free grace? She replied something like this: “If I was… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“You either are a Christian or you are not — you either are united to him by faith or you are not… — Timothy Keller 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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“Pastors must practice a two-fold program of cultural engagement: deconstruction and demystification of cultural idols, and reconstruction and re-enchantment of a gospel-shaped… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Jesus smashed two of the rich young ruler's assumptions: Christianity is something you can ADD and something you can DO. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“I concluded that an understanding of the biblical marks of a healthy church was absolutely foundational and necessary, but that something more… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“We often forget how thirsty we are because we believe we will fulfill our dreams.” — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Guilt and self-image. When someone says, “I can’t forgive myself,” it indicates that some standard or condition or person is more central… — Timothy Keller 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 Copy Share Image
“Marriage is so much like salvation and our relationship with Christ that Paul says you can’t understand marriage without looking at the… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Third, do “apologetic sidebars.” Try to devote one of the three or four sermon points mainly to the doubts and concerns of… — 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 Copy Share Image
“Even though the gospel is a set of truths to understand and believe, it cannot remain a set of beliefs if it… — 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
