Suffering is the stripping of our hope in finite things, therefore we do not put our ultimate hope in anything finite. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
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. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
We think that idols are bad things, but that is almost never the case. The greater the good, the more likely we… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Your feelings come from where you find your hope. Where is your happiness and your significance? — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“In religion our only hope is to live a life good enough to require God to bless us, so every instance of… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The gospel has supernatural versatility to address the particular hopes, fears, and idols of every culture and every person. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The Gospel is this: You're more sinful, evil and weak than you'd ever believe. But you're more valued, accepted and loved than… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Urban evangelism requires immersion in the various cultures’ greatest hopes, fears, views, and objections to Christianity.” — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Christianity does not provide the reason for each experience of pain, but it does provide deep resources for actually facing suffering with… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“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
“You are more wicked than ever dared believe and yet, you are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than you ever… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Christ's resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Our Christian hope is that we are going to live with Christ in a new earth, where there is not only no… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“If we are saved by grace alone, this salvation is a constant source of amazed delight. Nothing is mundane or matter-of-fact about… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Because of Jesus-there is always hope, even in the darkest moments of your life. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“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
“The power of the gospel comes in two movements. It first says, “I am more sinful and flawed than I ever dared… — 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
![“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 special salience today — because while we have gotten very good at deconstructing old stories (the religion that was the subject of my first chapter…” quote by Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/85a/timothy-keller-240_sad_24-a-few-pages-later-delbanco-writes-the_25320.jpg)
