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 is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to… — 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 should let Scripture interpret us more than we interpret Scripture. — 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 Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
It takes more than a great church to reach a city, it takes a great movement of churches. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The gospel is not about choosing to follow advice; it's about being called to follow a King. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
At the cross, we see the worst that sin can do, as humanity - of which each one of us is a… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Look at Jesus Christ. Every time he was in trouble he used the Word of God. When he was tempted he used… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
One of the signs that you may not grasp the unique, radical nature of the gospel is that you are certain that… — 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
Revival occurs as a group of people who, on the whole, think they already know the gospel discover they do not really… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
One of the biggest obstacles in the way of people coming to Christianity is that they think they know about it already. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
If you can't show the difference between religion and the Gospel, people will confuse morality with a changed heart — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“The weekly worship service can be very effective in evangelism of non-Christians and in edification of Christians if it does not aim… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
It is not accurate to think the gospel is what saves non-Christians, and then, what matures Christians is trying hard to live… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
It is because Jesus Christ experienced cosmic thirst on the cross that you and I can have our spiritual thirst satisfied. It… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Faith in the gospel restructures our motivations, our self-understanding, our identity, and our view of the world. Behavioral compliance to rules without… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Jesus does not divide the world into the moral "good guys" and the immoral "bad guys". He shows us that everyone is… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
To stand in the presence of God, that is what the Gospel is. The Gospel is not primarily about forgiveness. It’s not… — 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
The Bible judges the church; the church does not judge the Bible. The Bible is the foundation for and the creator of… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“We have talked about the manner and mode of preaching, but contextualization also has much to do with the content. A sermon… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The gospel shows us that our spiritual problem lies not only in failing to obey God, but also in relying on our… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The Cross is not simply a lovely example of sacrificial love. Throwing your life away needlessly is not admirable — it is… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“The gospel, if it is really believed, removes neediness - the need to be constantly respected, appreciated, and well regarded; the need… — 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
“While we must continue to align ourselves in denominations that share our theological distinctives, at the local level our bias should be… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“there are several serious flaws in the pietistic indifference to culture. First, many have promoted the pietistic stance by arguing that increasing… — 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 not just the ABCs but the A to Z of the Christian life. It is inaccurate to think the… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Celebrate deeds of mercy and justice. We live in a time when public esteem of the church is plummeting. For many outsiders… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“THE MEANS OF GOSPEL RENEWAL While the ultimate source of a revival is the Holy Spirit, the Spirit ordinarily uses several “instrumental,”… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“What if many listeners hold a profoundly different understanding of the concepts of God, truth, right and wrong, freedom, virtue, and sin?… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“GOSPEL REDISCOVERY Along with extraordinary, persistent prayer, the most necessary element of gospel renewal is a recovery of the gospel itself, with… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“The Greek word euangelizo means “to gospelize,” to tell people the good news about what Jesus did for us, and in the… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“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
“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
“At the end of this Sabbath encounter with the religious leaders Mark records a remarkable sentence that sums up one of the… — 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
