The life of faith is not the perfect life; it is the life which clings on to what God has said he… — Timothy Keller Faith Copy Share Image
All I know is, if I don't care about the poor, if my church doesn't care about the poor, that's evil. — Timothy Keller Care Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ as only an example will crush you. You'll never be able to live up to it. But Jesus Christ as… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Jesus' purpose is not to warm our hearts but to shatter our categories. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
After creation God said, 'It is finished'-and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, 'It is finished'-and we can rest. — Timothy Keller Creation Copy Share Image
If you can't show the difference between religion and the Gospel, people will confuse morality with a changed heart — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The most liberating act of free, unconditional grace demands that the recipient give up control of his or her life. — Timothy Keller Demand 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 Copy Share Image
“Why do the Ten Commandments begin with a prohibition of idolatry? It is, Luther argued, because we never break the other commandments… — Timothy Keller Ten commandments Copy Share Image
God's grace and forgiveness, while free to the recipient, are always costly for the giver. From the earliest parts of the Bible,… — Timothy Keller Bears Copy Share Image
While other worldviews lead us to sit in the midst of life’s joys, foreseeing the coming sorrows, Christianity empowers its people to… — Timothy Keller Christian inspirational 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 Beliefs 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
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 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
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
“By depicting a Samaritan helping a Jew, Jesus could not have found a more forceful way to say that anyone at all… — Timothy Keller Love your neighbor Copy Share Image
Faith in the gospel restructures our motivations, our self-understanding, our identity, and our view of the world. Behavioral compliance to rules without… — Timothy Keller Christianity Copy Share Image
The human heart is an idol factory that takes good things like a successful career, love, material possessions, even family, and turns… — Timothy Keller 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 Copy Share Image
If your fundamental is a man dying on the cross for his enemies, if the very heart of your self-image and your… — Timothy Keller Christian 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 Communication Copy Share Image
Life in this fallen world is to a great degree meaningless, our aspirations are constantly being frustrated, and sometimes the respectable people… — 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 Bible Copy Share Image
“The gospel of justifying faith means that while Christians are, in themselves still sinful and sinning, yet in Christ, in God’s sight,… — 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
“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
“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
“RENTERS AND NEIGHBORHOOD One “occupational hazard” of urban church planting is having a new church rent its worship space and therefore only… — Timothy Keller 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 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
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
There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about. — Timothy Keller 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
One of the signs that you may not grasp the unique, radical nature of the gospel is that you are certain that… — Timothy Keller Bible 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
The Gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
