"The Gospel is the deepest consolation you can offer to the human heart."
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Timothy Keller quotes (page 20 of 30)
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"You should not begin to pray for all you want until you realize that in God you have all you need."
"If we can't "love the sinner; hate the sin" then how can we relate to ourselves? Love who we are in Christ but still hate the sin remaining."
"There is a direct relationship between a person's grasp and experience of God's grace, and his or her heart for justice and the poor."
"Fear, logic, and tradition are not going to make you live a good life when no one is looking."
"You are worse than you think you are, but also far more loved than you feel you are."
"Ministry to the poor is a crucial sign that we believe the gospel."
"A genuinely persuasive argument does not merely tell you that you are wrong about everything. It doesn't just beat on you from the outside. It comes inside your belief system, as it were, and affirms something you believe strongly. And then it says - well if you believe this (A) then why in the world can't you see that B is true?"
"Change happens not just by giving the mind new arguments but also by feeding the imagination new beauties"
"It is possible to avoid Jesus as Savior as much by keeping all the Biblical rules as by breaking them."
"The gospel shows a God far more holy than the legalist can bear, yet far more merciful than a humanist can conceive"
"Jesus' claims are particularly unnerving, because if they are true there is no alternative but to bow the knee to him."
"Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not."
"The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens."
"If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol."
"Christ's resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now."
"Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation."
"Many people think of the Bible as a book of moral teachings with stories sprinkled through to illustrate the teachings. But it's a lot BETTER THAN THAT...the Bible is a single true story with teachings sprinkled through to illustrate the story."
"Truth is more important, freedom is more complex, and Jesus is more liberating than you think."
"What you treasure will ultimately require you die for it, Jesus is the only treasure that died for you."