It fits to glorify God - it not only fits reality, because God is infinitely and supremely praiseworthy, but it fits us… — 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
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
Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Only in Jesus Christ do we see how the untamable, infinite God can become a baby and a loving Savior. On the… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
While Christianity was able to agree with pagan writers that inordinate attachment to earthly goods can lead to unnecessary pain and grief,… — 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
Jesus lost all his glory so that we could be clothed in it. He was shut out so we could get access.… — 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
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
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
The most rapturous delights you have ever had - in the beauty of a landscape, or in the pleasure of food, or… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“As I took up life as a minister, I tried to understand why so many people resisted and rejected God, I soon… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Christianity teaches that, contra fatalism, suffering is overwhelming; contra Buddhism, suffering is real; contra karma, suffering is often unfair; but contra secularism,… — 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
The best people often have terrible lives. Job is one example, and Jesus—the ultimate ‘Job,’ the only truly, fully innocent sufferer —… — 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
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)
