The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life. The Bible’s purpose is to show… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
If your fundamental is a man dying on the cross for his enemies, if the very heart of your self-image and your… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
[T]he main problem in life is sin, and the only solution is God and his grace. The alternative to this view is… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Community service has become a patch for morality. You can devote your life to community service and be a total schmuck.” — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Everyone will be forgotten, nothing we do will make any difference, and all good endeavors, even the best, will come to naught.… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Christianity offers not merely a consolation but a restoration - not just of the life we had but of the life we… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
A sense of Jesus’ absence might be a sign of his presence- a sign that he’s working already in your life. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Are you living to justify yourself, or are you living because you are justified? — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Life in this fallen world is to a great degree meaningless, our aspirations are constantly being frustrated, and sometimes the respectable people… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Every treasure on this earth says, 'Give your life to purchase me.' Jesus says 'I'm the one treasure who died to purchase… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The Cross is not simply a lovely example of sacrificial love. Throwing your life away needlessly is not admirable — it is… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“If there is a God, you owe him far more than a morally decent life. He deserves to be at the center… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The life of faith is not the perfect life; it is the life which clings on to what God has said he… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
No matter what precautions we take, no matter how well we have put together a good life, no matter how hard we… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The resurrection of the body means that we do not merely receive a consolation for the life we have lost but a… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Both men and women today see marriage not as a way of creating character and community but as a way to reach… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
But resurrection is not just consolation — it is restoration. We get it all back — the love, the loved ones, the… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
A rich, vibrant, consoling, hard-won prayer life is the one good that makes it possible to receive all other kinds of goods… — 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
Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The basic premise of religion– that if you live a good life, things will go well for you– is wrong. Jesus was… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The purpose of Sabbath is not simply to rejuvenate yourself in order to do more production, nor is it the pursuit of… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about. — 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