If the preaching of our ministers and the practice of our parishioners do not have the same effect on people that Jesus… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Religious people find God useful. Gospel people find him beautiful. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Most people in the world believe that if there is a God, you relate to God by being good. Most religions are… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community - the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
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
Jesus was much more interested in the quality of the people's response to him than in the quantity of the crowd. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
While your character flaws may have created mild problems for other people, they will create major problems for your spouse and your… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Remember that according to the Bible, the heart is not primarily the emotions but rather the seat of our fundamental commitments and… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The ministry of mercy, then, is the best advertising a church can have. It convinces a community that this church provides people… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
I've heard plenty of Christians try to answer the why question by going back to the what. "You have to believe because… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
We modern people think of miracles as the suspension of the natural order, but Jesus meant them to be the restoration of… — 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
No one is exempt from trials and tribulations. In fact, this is often what happens to people God loves very much, for… — 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
When people say, "God is love," I think they mean that love is extremely important, or that God really wants us to… — 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
There are many ways to cover up our sin. We may justify or minimize it by blaming circumstances and others people. However,… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Many people think of the Bible as a book of moral teachings with stories sprinkled through to illustrate the teachings. But it's… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Many times people think if God has called you to something, he's promising you success. He might be calling you to fail… — 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
Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The church should be a place where people can be free to say that they are sinners. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
In the end, we love people into belief. We do not argue them into belief. — 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
