On the cross Jesus was treated as an outcast so that we could be brought into God's family freely by grace. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The church does not simply have a missions department; it should wholly exist to be a mission. — 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
Discipleship is not an option. Jesus says that if anyone would come after me, he must follow me. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
In a smaller church your pastoring sets up your preaching. In a larger church your preaching sets up your pastoring. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Secularism and Religion are both all about your personal performance. The Gospel is the performance of another applied to you. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Important reminder: It's not fair of you to demand more proof of Christians for their beliefs than you demand for your own. — 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 irreligious don't repent at all and the religious only repent of sins. But Christians repent of their wrongfully placed righteousness. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“God’s love and mercy (like liberal preachers). Only when people see God as absolutely holy and absolutely loving will the cross of… — 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
The Christian faith gives us a new conception of work as the means by which God loves and cares for his world… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
While the difference between a bad sermon and a good sermon is mainly the responsibility of the preacher, the difference between good… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“The Scriptures show numerous instances when gospel truths are brought out in different orders, argued for using different premises, and applied to… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Why is understanding church models essential in enabling a city’s churches to work together in unity? Without this understanding, there will be… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“USE WORDS IF NECESSARY The popular saying “Preach the gospel; use words if necessary” is helpful but also misleading. If the gospel… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The gospel is not only the way to enter the kingdom; it is the way to live in the kingdom. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Properly understood, Christianity is by no means the opiate of the people. It’s more like the smelling salts.” — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The purpose of Jesus's coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it. — 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
“The gospel is so rich that it can be communicated in a form that fits every situation. It is a singular message,… — 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
The Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
It's impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
[Spiritual friendship] is eagerly helping one another know, serve, love, and resemble God in deeper and deeper ways. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The main problem in the Christian life is that we have not thought out the deep implications of the gospel, we have… — 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
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