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Faith Quotes by Timothy Keller

52 Faith quotes by Timothy Keller

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Timothy Keller talks about faith as a living conversation, not a fixed rule. He says doubts are normal and should be met with patience, while friendship can let belief grow naturally. He also reminds us that loving our neighbor matters more than proving a point.

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Just because we don't see a reason for evil and suffering doesn't mean there's not a reason for it.

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“It is not the amount of our faith but the object of our faith that saves us.”

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Faith is not opposed to reason, but it is sometimes opposed to feelings and appearances.

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Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, 'My life for your life.

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“many people process from unbelief to faith through “mini-decisions.”

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

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In the end, we love people into belief. We do not argue them into belief.

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The life of faith is not the perfect life; it is the life which clings on to what God has said he…

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Not everyone is your brother or sister in the faith, but everyone is your neighbor, and you must love your neighbor.

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

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“Evangelism will come organically in friendship if we don’t let our pride, fears, and pessimism cause us to hide our faith and…

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Tolerance isn't about not having beliefs. It's about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.

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

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If we say, 'I believe in Jesus,' but it doesn't affect the way we live, the answer is not that now we…

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“To stay away from Christianity because part of the Bible's teaching is offensive to you assumes that if there is a God…

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“Faith gives you a concept of the dignity and worth of all work, even simple work, without which work could bore you.”

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“It is no more narrow to claim that one religion is right than to claim that one way to think about all…

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“secular, pluralistic, Western culture? There are several other “pressure points” at which our culture in the West is vulnerable to challenge. Western…

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“Up until the 20th century, traditional cultures (and this is still true of most cultures in the world) always believed that too…

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To stay away from Christianity because part of the Bible’s teaching is offensive to you assumes that if there is a God…

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Faith in the gospel restructures our motivations, our self-understanding, our identity, and our view of the world. Behavioral compliance to rules without…

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If you come to recognize the beliefs on which your doubts about Christianity are based, and if you seek as much proof…

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“Certainly we should be very active in seeking God, and Jesus himself called us to 'ask, seek, knock' in order to find…

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“Even though the gospel is a set of truths to understand and believe, it cannot remain a set of beliefs if it…

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Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is…

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“to some parts of biblical teaching,” and “B” beliefs, which contradict Christian truth (“B” doctrines) and “lead listeners to find some Christian…

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“People who believe more must not be hard upon those believe less. Why? Because faith, ultimately, is not a virtue; it's a…

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“The gospel of justifying faith means that while Christians are, in themselves still sinful and sinning, yet in Christ, in God’s sight,…

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“USE WORDS IF NECESSARY The popular saying “Preach the gospel; use words if necessary” is helpful but also misleading. If the gospel…

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“The popular concept–that we should each determine our own morality–is based on the belief that the spiritual realm is nothing at all…

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“D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones taught that the gospel emphasis on grace could be lost in several ways. A church might simply become heterodox…

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“You either are a Christian or you are not — you either are united to him by faith or you are not…

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“According to Richard Lints in The Fabric of Theology, four factors influence the formation of a theological vision. The foundation is, of…

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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.

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Faith in God's promises means not always following the expected, rational path.

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What you do today is shaped by what you believe about tomorrow.

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“People make decisions and arrive at convictions through analysis”

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Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.

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Jesus is the author of faith, the provider of faith, and the object of faith.

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Faith journeys are never simply intellectual exercises.

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If you are a child of God, you don’t lose your status if you have a bad week.

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“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…

Suffering is the stripping of our hope in finite things, therefore we do not put our ultimate hope in anything finite.

Christ will do everything for you or nothing. He's either all of your righteousness or none.

If we give God things in hope that they'll earn us blessings, we're really not doing anything for him. It's for ourselves.