“In cities we will also meet a lot of people who hold to other religions or to no religion who are wiser,… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“To reach this growing post-Christendom society in the West will obviously take more than what we ordinarily call an evangelistic church; it… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Religion says, 'I obey; therefore I am accepted.' Christianity says, 'I'm accepted, therefore I obey. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
How Religion Works: If I obey, then God will love and accept me. The Gospel: I'm loved and accepted, therefore I wish… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Religion operates on the principle 'I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.' But the operating principle of the gospel is 'I am… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“If you are communicating the gospel message, you must not only help listeners distinguish between obeying God and disobeying him; you must… — 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
Putting our faith in Christ is not about trying harder; it means transferring our trust away from ourselves and resting in him. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“It is so much easier to move from the gospel to religion than the other way round. One of Martin Luther’s fundamental… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“It is not the amount of our faith but the object of our faith that saves us.” — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“So the novelist David Foster Wallace, not long before his suicide, spoke these words to the 2005 graduating class at Kenyon College:… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“to the world. God created both body and soul, and the resurrection of Jesus shows that he is going to redeem both… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“The gospel is neither religion nor irreligion - it is something else altogether. Religion makes law and moral obedience a means of… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“many people process from unbelief to faith through “mini-decisions.” — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Hell is having to execute a pointless act from which nothing ever comes except the need to do it again. — 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
