“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
This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Race and culture. The moralist/conservative bias is to use truth to evaluate cultures. Feeling superior to others in the impulse of self-justifying… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ doesn’t just give us truths; he is the truth. Jesus Christ is the prophet to end all prophets. He gives… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“to identify the “A” beliefs — the wisdom and witness to the truth that God, by his common grace, has granted to… — 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 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
The gospel is an exclusive truth but it's the most inclusive exclusive truth in the world. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“to some parts of biblical teaching,” and “B” beliefs, which contradict Christian truth (“B” doctrines) and “lead listeners to find some Christian… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Truth without love is imperious self-righteousn ess. Love without truth is cowardly self-indulgence . — 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
Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Friendship is a deep oneness that develops when two people, speaking the truth in love to one another, journey together to the… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Public faith means going public with what’s in your heart, with humility and respect for others, as we speak of the truth… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Even though the gospel is a set of truths to understand and believe, it cannot remain a set of beliefs if it… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“we tell the truth and keep our promises simply out of love for the One who died for us, who kept a… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“the truths of the gospel, brought home by the Spirit, slowly but surely help us grasp in a new way how safe… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“A boring sermon is boring because it fails to bring the truth into the listeners’ daily life and world. It does not… — 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
Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel. Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you… — 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
![“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 special salience today — because while we have gotten very good at deconstructing old stories (the religion that was the subject of my first chapter…” quote by Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/85a/timothy-keller-240_sad_24-a-few-pages-later-delbanco-writes-the_25320.jpg)
