In the end, we love people into belief. We do not argue them into belief. — Timothy Keller Arguing Copy Share Image
You won't be able to change the world, yourself, anything, if you don't change yourself inwardly, deeply, enduringly. — Timothy Keller Able Copy Share Image
Christians don't believe that goodness gets you to heaven. Christians believe it's exhausting to rely on your own goodness to please God. — Timothy Keller Believe Copy Share Image
“Lord make me happy enough in the grace of Jesus to avoid being proud, cold, scared, and hooked.” — Timothy Keller God Copy Share Image
Every religion has a prophet who is pointing people to God. Jesus is the only one who says, 'I am God, and… — Timothy Keller Jesus Copy Share Image
The church is not a museum for pristine saints, but a hospital ward for broken sinners. — Timothy Keller Broken Copy Share Image
It takes both spouses to say, "My self-centeredness is the main problem in my marriage" to have a great marriage. — Timothy Keller Centeredness Copy Share Image
Christ will do everything for you or nothing. He's either all of your righteousness or none. — Timothy Keller Christ Copy Share Image
“• Concrete relational. People make decisions and arrive at convictions through relationships and practice. These are people likely to believe what their… — Timothy Keller Faith Copy Share Image
“process. Begin with the familiar and point to the culture’s strengths, proceed to challenge and destabilize around the points of weakness, and… — Timothy Keller Christianity Copy Share Image
The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save… — Timothy Keller Ability Copy Share Image
Elder brothers obey God to get things. They don't obey God to get God himself — in order to resemble him, love… — Timothy Keller Brotherhood Copy Share Image
If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn't rise from the dead,… — Timothy Keller Accepting Copy Share Image
Our Christian hope is that we are going to live with Christ in a new earth, where there is not only no… — Timothy Keller Christ 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
“The gospel is not just the ABCs but the A to Z of the Christian life. It is inaccurate to think the… — Timothy Keller Christian life 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 Admirable Copy Share Image
If you're avoiding sin and living morally so that God will have to bless you and save you, then you may be… — Timothy Keller Avoiding Copy Share Image
To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to… — Timothy Keller Being loved 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 Believer Copy Share Image
Remember that according to the Bible, the heart is not primarily the emotions but rather the seat of our fundamental commitments and… — Timothy Keller Action Copy Share Image
Both men and women today see marriage not as a way of creating character and community but as a way to reach… — Timothy Keller Character Copy Share Image
“aspirations; rather, he both affirms and confronts, revealing the inner contradictions in people’s understanding. This is why it is so important to… — Timothy Keller Beliefs and values 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 Bad people Copy Share Image
“What is the gospel, and how do we bring it to bear on the hearts of people today? What is this culture… — Timothy Keller Christianity Copy Share Image
“I will keep the law given by God; sanctioned by man. I will hold to the principles received by me when I… — Timothy Keller Heart beating Copy Share Image
“We began with a warning that we must be careful not to read the book of Acts as a strict rule book… — Timothy Keller Books 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 Christianity Copy Share Image
“battlefield. Christ fought against the powers of sin and death for us. He defeated the powers of evil for us. 2. The… — Timothy Keller Death Copy Share Image
“THE INCARNATION AND THE “UPSIDE-DOWN” ASPECT OF THE GOSPEL Because Jesus was the king who became a servant, we see a reversal… — Timothy Keller Christianity Copy Share Image
“In any relationship, there will be frightening spells in which your feelings of love dry up. And when that happens you must… — Timothy Keller Acts of love Copy Share Image
When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed. — Timothy Keller Jobs Copy Share Image
If God is treated as God during suffering, then suffering can reveal and present him in all his greatness. — Timothy Keller Greatness Copy Share Image
Holding a grudge against someone means you think you know what they deserve and you take it upon yourself to give it… — Timothy Keller Deserve Copy Share Image
People only get in the afterlife what they have most wanted-either to have God as Savior and Master or to be their… — Timothy Keller Afterlife Copy Share Image
If we are not deliberately thinking about our culture and our context, we will be conformed to it without ever knowing. — Timothy Keller Culture Copy Share Image
“Everybody has got to live for something, but Jesus is arguing that, if he is not that thing, it will fail you.” — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
It is remarkable that in all of his writings Paul's prayers for his friends contain no appeals for changes in their circumstances. — Timothy Keller Apostles Copy Share Image
Marriage is so much like salvation and our relationship with Christ that you can’t understand marriage w/o looking at the gospel. — Timothy Keller Christ Copy Share Image
