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
No one is so good that they don’t need the grace of the gospel, nor so bad that they can’t receive the… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Most churches make the mistake of selecting as leaders the confident, the competent, and the successful. But what you most need in… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
If you want God's grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The rich brother needs to let the gospel humble him while the poor brother needs to let the gospel affirm him. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Love is counting someone else’s needs and interests as more important than your own needs or interests or comfort. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Our need for worth is so powerful that whatever we base our identity and value on we essentially 'deify.' We will look… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
God’s grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
If you need something in addition to God to make you happy, that is your true King. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
As many have learned and later taught, you don't realize Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you have. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
If we say, 'I believe in Jesus,' but it doesn't affect the way we live, the answer is not that now we… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
If you want God's grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
To preach the gospel is to show people their need for salvation against a backdrop of God's nature and the character of… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you're afraid I will not give… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
We don't merely need the money from work to survive. We need the work itself to survive and live fully human lives… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Only if you first seek inner forgiveness will your confrontation be temperate, wise, and gracious. Only when you have lost the need… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
A Christian is somebody whose eyes have been opened, who admits that Jesus is not what you expected, but he’s what you… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The human race doesn't need more books telling them what to do. They need the power to do what they already know. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Gifts are abilities God gives us to meet the needs of others in Christ’s name. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The church is often like a football stadium where 22 people need a rest and thousands of people need exercise. — 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
