Thinking Quotes by Timothy Keller

You are worse than you think you are, but also far more loved than you feel you are.

— Timothy Keller

As long as we think we are not that bad, the idea of grace will never change us.

— Timothy Keller

To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.

— Timothy Keller

Christianity does not set faith against thinking. It sets faith against assuming.

— Timothy Keller

Truth is more important, freedom is more complex, and Jesus is more liberating than you think.

— Timothy Keller

Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.

— Timothy Keller

Revival occurs when those who think they already know the gospel discover they do not really or fully know it.

— Timothy Keller

No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.

— Timothy Keller

Our need for worth is so powerful that whatever we base our identity and value on we essentially 'deify.' We will look…

— Timothy Keller

We modern people think of miracles as the suspension of the natural order, but Jesus meant them to be the restoration of…

— Timothy Keller

Holding a grudge against someone means you think you know what they deserve and you take it upon yourself to give it…

— Timothy Keller

If we are not deliberately thinking about our culture and our context, we will be conformed to it without ever knowing.

— Timothy Keller

...the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.

— Timothy Keller

It is no more narrow to claim that one religion is right than to claim that one way to think about all…

— Timothy Keller

Revival occurs as a group of people who, on the whole, think they already know the gospel discover they do not really…

— Timothy Keller

One of the biggest obstacles in the way of people coming to Christianity is that they think they know about it already.

— Timothy Keller

A job is a vocation only if someone else calls you to do it for them rather than for yourself. And so…

— Timothy Keller

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

When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn't think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to…

— Timothy Keller

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

To stay away from Christianity because part of the Bible’s teaching is offensive to you assumes that if there is a God…

— Timothy Keller

Remember that according to the Bible, the heart is not primarily the emotions but rather the seat of our fundamental commitments and…

— Timothy Keller

It is inaccurate to think the gospel is what saves non-Christians, and then Christians mature by trying hard to live according to…

— Timothy Keller

The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and…

— Timothy Keller

We modern people think of miracles as the suspension of the natural order, but Jesus meant them to be the restoration of…

— Timothy Keller

The gospel shows us that our spiritual problem lies not only in failing to obey God, but also in relying on our…

— Timothy Keller

It’s a mistake to think that you must feel love to give it.

— Timothy Keller

Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.

— Timothy Keller

If God is real, why does he align perfectly with our views? We should expect God to challenge us on what we…

— Timothy Keller

When people say, "God is love," I think they mean that love is extremely important, or that God really wants us to…

— Timothy Keller

Jesus may ask of you far more than you planned to give, but He can give to you infinitely more than you…

— Timothy Keller

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

We think that idols are bad things, but that is almost never the case. The greater the good, the more likely we…

— Timothy Keller

The human heart is an idol factory that takes good things like a successful career, love, material possessions, even family, and turns…

— Timothy Keller