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title: "1 Common Grace Quotes By Timothy J. Keller"
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> [“As future citizens of heaven, Christians must see and avoid the idolatries and injustices of their culture, even as they continue to enjoy its common-grace blessings.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-j-keller/as-future-citizens-of-heaven-christians-must-see-and-avoid-the/)

[Timothy J. Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-j-keller/)

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## More by Timothy J. Keller

> [“The choice is ours. If we want to be sure to experience this vision by sight hereafter, we must know it by faith now.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-j-keller/the-choice-is-ours-if-we-want-to-be-sure-to-experience-this-vision-by/)

[Timothy J. Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-j-keller/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-j-keller/it-is-worth-asking-ourselves-where-am-i-saying-i-can-t-but-god-is/)

[Timothy J. Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-j-keller/)

> [“The same sun that melts wax hardens clay.” In other words, what makes a life “good” is not a particular set of circumstances, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-j-keller/the-same-sun-that-melts-wax-hardens-clay-in-other-words-what-makes-a/)

[Timothy J. Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-j-keller/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-j-keller/tremendous-freedom-comes-when-we-can-laugh-at-ourselves-and-whisper/)

[Timothy J. Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-j-keller/)

> [“Is there anyone or anything that can separate me from Christ’s love for me? And”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-j-keller/is-there-anyone-or-anything-that-can-separate-me-from-christ-s-love/)

[Timothy J. Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-j-keller/)

> [“Then, suddenly, the defense comes in with a new witness who can be proved to have been at the scene of the crime! The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-j-keller/then-suddenly-the-defense-comes-in-with-a-new-witness-who-can-be/)

[Timothy J. Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-j-keller/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-j-keller/god-s-call-to-his-people-then-and-now-is-to-combine-spirituality-with/)

[Timothy J. Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-j-keller/)

> [“It needs to be said that faith-journeys are never simply intellectual exercises.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-j-keller/it-needs-to-be-said-that-faith-journeys-are-never-simply-intellectual/)

[Timothy J. Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-j-keller/)

> [“The only way to doubt Christianity rightly and fairly is to discern the alternate belief under each of your doubts and then to ask…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-j-keller/the-only-way-to-doubt-christianity-rightly-and-fairly-is-to-discern/)

[Timothy J. Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-j-keller/)

> [“Paul is not saying that I must have nothing to do with the people and things of the world. Ironically, if I must have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-j-keller/paul-is-not-saying-that-i-must-have-nothing-to-do-with-the-people-and/)

[Timothy J. Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-j-keller/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-j-keller/religion-is-not-the-place-where-the-problem-of-man-s-egotism-is/)

[Timothy J. Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-j-keller/)

> [“Atheists and agnostics ask for this kind of “proof” for God, but are not alone in holding to strong rationalism. Many Christians claim that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-j-keller/atheists-and-agnostics-ask-for-this-kind-of-proof-for-god-but-are-not/)

[Timothy J. Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-j-keller/)

> [“Without socially shared discovered meaning we have no basis for saying to somebody else: “You need to stop doing that!” Created meanings cannot be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-j-keller/without-socially-shared-discovered-meaning-we-have-no-basis-for/)

[Timothy J. Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-j-keller/)

> [“Christianity does not agree with the optimistic thinkers who say, “We can fix things if we try hard enough.” Nor does it agree with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-j-keller/christianity-does-not-agree-with-the-optimistic-thinkers-who-say-we/)

[Timothy J. Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-j-keller/)

> [“Everything we know in this world is “contingent,” has a cause outside of itself. Therefore the universe, which is just a huge pile of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-j-keller/everything-we-know-in-this-world-is-contingent-has-a-cause-outside-of/)

[Timothy J. Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-j-keller/)

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