Anything can serve as a counterfeit god, especially the very best things in life. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, 'My life for your life. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
In the secular view, suffering is never seen as a meaningful part of life but only as an interruption. — 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
Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity. — 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
The Gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
We must have a strong inner life of fellowship and intimacy with Jesus if we are going to have a strong outer… — 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
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
“One of the main ways we move from abstract knowledge about God to a personal encounter with him as a living reality… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
When pain and suffering come upon us, we finally see not only that we are not in control of our lives but… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Living is giving…If you spend your money on yourself, you are just surviving. But if you want your life to count, if… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
You can't live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Some suffering is given in order to chastise and correct a person for wrongful patterns of life (as in the case of… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
In the christian view, the ultimate evidence for the existence of God is Jesus Christ. If there is a God, we characters… — 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
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
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
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
[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
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 gospel is not just the ABCs but the A to Z of the Christian life. It is inaccurate to think the… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“In many areas of life, freedom is not so much the absence of restrictions as finding the right ones, the liberating restrictions.… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“The gospel addresses our greatest need and brings change and transformation to every area of life. Let’s look at just a few… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Directly address and welcome nonbelievers. Talk regularly to “those of you who aren’t sure you believe this or who aren’t sure just… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
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
It takes pride to be anxious – I am not wise enough to know how my life should go. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Jesus didn't come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The Gospel worldview equips the artist with a unique combination of optimism and realism about life. — 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
“A boring sermon is boring because it fails to bring the truth into the listeners’ daily life and world. It does not… — 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… — 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
“The material creation was made by God to be developed, cultivated, and cared for in an endless number of ways through human… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
To the degree you experience God's love towards you - seeing you as beautiful and radiant - to that degree sex won't… — 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
The more you rejoice in your own forgiveness, the quicker you will be to forgive others. — Timothy Keller Copy Share
“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
“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
“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
“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
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
“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
“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
If you are a child of God, you don’t lose your status if you have a bad week. — Timothy Keller Copy Share
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
“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
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
Christ will do everything for you or nothing. He's either all of your righteousness or none. — Timothy Keller Copy Share
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
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