All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause. — Timothy Keller Causes Copy Share Image
Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it. — Timothy Keller Greed Copy Share Image
Our prayers should arise out of immersion in the Scripture. [We] speak only to the degree we are spoken to. — Timothy Keller Arise Copy Share Image
A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good. — Timothy Keller Be good Copy Share Image
Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community - the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study. — Timothy Keller Character Copy Share Image
Proper wedding vows are more a promise of mutually binding future love than a declaration of your present love. — Timothy Keller Binding Copy Share Image
The Gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life. — Timothy Keller Better life Copy Share Image
It takes pride to be anxious – I am not wise enough to know how my life should go. — Timothy Keller Anxiety Copy Share Image
Big cities have a lot of 'younger brothers' who have left traditional parts of the world and their families for a more… — Timothy Keller Big cities Copy Share Image
Most churches make the mistake of selecting as leaders the confident, the competent, and the successful. But what you most need in… — Timothy Keller Broken Copy Share Image
Prayer is continuing a conversation that God has started through his Word and his grace, which eventually becomes a full encounter with… — Timothy Keller Communication Copy Share Image
“One of the main ways we move from abstract knowledge about God to a personal encounter with him as a living reality… — Timothy Keller Affliction Copy Share Image
“This woman saw the gospel—that you’re more wicked than you ever believed, but at the same time more loved and accepted than… — Timothy Keller Believed Copy Share Image
We think that idols are bad things, but that is almost never the case. The greater the good, the more likely we… — Timothy Keller Bad thing Copy Share Image
If you come to recognize the beliefs on which your doubts about Christianity are based, and if you seek as much proof… — Timothy Keller Belief Copy Share Image
Cities have more “image of God” per square inch than anywhere else, and so we must not idealize the country as somehow… — Timothy Keller Cities Copy Share Image
Some suffering is given in order to chastise and correct a person for wrongful patterns of life (as in the case of… — Timothy Keller Cases Copy Share Image
“The text says that when the Lord saw that Leah was not loved, _he_ loved her. God was saying, 'I am the… — Timothy Keller Bible Copy Share Image
“Fourth, address different groups directly, showing that you know they are there, as though you are dialoguing with them: “If you are… — Timothy Keller Christian Copy Share Image
Sin is not just breaking the rules, it is putting yourself in the place of God as Savior, Lord, and Judge… There… — Timothy Keller Being a good person Copy Share Image
Those who believe they have pleased God by the quality of their devotion and moral goodness naturally feel that they and their… — Timothy Keller Believe Copy Share Image
“Despite all these profound differences, the speeches show several important commonalities as well. David Peterson observes that while there is no standard… — Timothy Keller Books Copy Share Image
“in any other way because it is the ultimate drama, the most moving ending possible. Lifting up the substitutionary sacrifice of Christ… — Timothy Keller Atonement 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 Christianity Copy Share Image
“So when we say that Christians work from a gospel worldview, it does not mean that they are constantly speaking about Christian… — Timothy Keller Bottom line Copy Share Image
“Have you heard God's blessing in your inmost being? Are the words, "You are my beloved child, in whom I delight" an… — Timothy Keller Blessing Copy Share Image
“Witness. The moralist believes in proselytizing, because “we are right, and they are wrong.” Such an approach is almost always offensive. The… — Timothy Keller Character 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… — Timothy Keller Goals Copy Share Image
“a culture, we will begin to discern which of these approaches and their many variants will have the most impact with the… — Timothy Keller Educated people 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 Christianity Copy Share Image
“while the gospel offended each culture in somewhat different ways, it also drew people to see Christ and his work in different… — Timothy Keller Christ alone Copy Share Image
“The problem is that contemporary people think life is all about finding happiness. We decide what conditions will make us happy and… — Timothy Keller Finding happiness Copy Share Image
There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God… — Timothy Keller Available Copy Share Image
Adam wasn't lonely because he was imperfect but because he was perfect. The ache for friends is not the result of sin. — Timothy Keller Ache Copy Share Image
If you are a child of God, you don’t lose your status if you have a bad week. — Timothy Keller Child Copy Share Image
But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. — Timothy Keller Being loved Copy Share Image
The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about. — Timothy Keller Defensive Copy Share Image
“Urban evangelism requires immersion in the various cultures’ greatest hopes, fears, views, and objections to Christianity.” — Timothy Keller Christianity Copy Share Image
Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, 'My life for your life. — Timothy Keller Belief Copy Share Image
When pain and suffering come upon us, we finally see not only that we are not in control of our lives but… — Timothy Keller Life Copy Share Image