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Timothy Keller Quotes - Page 22

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Jesus is not asking us to do anything for him that he hasn’t already done for us, under conditions of difficulty beyond our comprehension.

Jesus is not asking us to do anything for him that he hasn’t already done for us, under conditions of difficulty beyond our comprehension.

Jesus, Asking, Done

Timothy Keller (2014). “Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God”, p.72, Penguin

The Gospel worldview equips the artist with a unique combination of optimism and realism about life.

Artist, Unique, Optimism

Christianity offers not merely a consolation but a restoration - not just of the life we had but of the life we always wanted but never achieved. And because the joy will be even greater for all that evil, this means the final defeat of all those forces that would have destroyed the purpose of God in creation, namely, to live with his people in glory and delight forever.

God, Pain, Mean

"Walking with God through Pain and Suffering".

If you come to recognize the beliefs on which your doubts about Christianity are based, and if you seek as much proof for those beliefs as you seek from Christians for theirs - you will discover that your doubts are not as solid as they first appeared.

Christian, Doubt, Firsts

Timothy Keller (2008). “The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism”, p.17, Penguin

I am God and I am coming to find you.

Because creation was made in the image of a God who is equally one and many, the human race will finally be reunited and our racial and cultural diversity will remain intact in the renewed world. The human race finally lives together in peace and interdependence. Glory to God in the highest goes with peace on earth.

Race, Diversity, Together

Timothy Keller (2008). “The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism”, p.217, Penguin

On the cross Jesus was treated as an outcast so that we could be brought into God's family freely by grace.

Jesus, Grace, Outcast

Timothy Keller (2008). “The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith”, p.32, Penguin

The gospel is not just the A-B-C's but the A-Z of Christianity. The gospel is not just the minimum required doctrine necessary to enter the kingdom, but the way we make all progress in the kingdom.

Progress, Doctrine, Kingdoms

There seems to be a human instinct for prayer. Swiss theologian Karl Barth calls it our 'incurable God-sickness.'

Prayer, Sickness, Instinct

Timothy Keller (2014). “Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God”, p.29, Penguin

By praying with friends, you will be able to hear and see facets of Jesus that you have not yet perceived.

Jesus, Able, Praying

Timothy Keller (2014). “Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God”, p.76, Penguin

If you try to add to God's salvation you subtract. If you try to add to God's salvation you subtract. If you try to merit God's salvation you haven't believed at all, even if you try to do a little bit.

Trying, Add, Littles

A person's faith can collapse almost overnight if she failed over the years to listen patiently to her own doubts, which should only be discarded after long reflection.

Reflection, Years, Long

Timothy Keller (2008). “The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism”, p.18, Penguin

In the christian view, the ultimate evidence for the existence of God is Jesus Christ. If there is a God, we characters in his play have to hope that he put some information about himself in the play. But Christians believe he did more than give us information. He wrote himself into the play as the main character in history, when Jesus was born in a manger and rose from the dead.

Christian, Jesus, Believe

Timothy Keller (2008). “The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism”, p.135, Penguin

Every one of our sinful actions has a suicidal power on the faculties that put that action forth. When you sin with the mind, that sin shrivels the rationality. When you sin with the heart or the emotions, that sin shrivels the emotions. When you sin with the will, that sin destroys and dissolves your willpower and your self-control. Sin is the suicidal action of the self against itself. Sin destroys freedom because sin is an enslaving power.

Heart, Suicidal, Self

Important reminder: It's not fair of you to demand more proof of Christians for their beliefs than you demand for your own.

Christian, Important, Demand

Only with time do we really learn who the other person is and come to love the person for him- or herself and not just for the feelings and experiences they give us.

Marriage, Giving, Feelings

Timothy Keller (2011). “The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God”, p.63, Penguin

If you have to run away from something that used to be an idol, you're actually still enslaved by it. It's still controlling you.

Running, Idols, Used

While your character flaws may have created mild problems for other people, they will create major problems for your spouse and your marriage.

Character, People, May

Timothy Keller (2011). “The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God”, p.90, Penguin

Both men and women today see marriage not as a way of creating character and community but as a way to reach personal life goals. They are looking for a marriage partner who will 'fulfill their emotional, sexual, and spiritual desires.' And that creates an extreme idealism that in turn leads to a deep pessimism that you will ever find the right person to marry.

Spiritual, Character, Men

Timothy Keller (2011). “The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God”, p.23, Penguin

The gospel is an exclusive truth but it's the most inclusive exclusive truth in the world.

World, Exclusive

We don't merely need the money from work to survive. We need the work itself to survive and live fully human lives more than money.

Needs, Human Life, Humans

Timothy Keller (2012). “Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work”, p.24, Penguin

The goal of prayer is not just the sharing of our ideas, but also of ourselves.

Prayer, Ideas, Goal

When Jesus got the big questions, he didn't present arguments. He presented himself.

Jesus, Argument, Bigs

The primary means-of-reviva l that everyone agrees upon is extraordinary prayer.

Prayer, Mean, Agree Upon

We've got at least two other streams of that are filled with good, helpful material on meditation - the Catholic stream and the Quaker stream that are not primarily based on meditating on the Scripture.

Two, Meditation, Catholic

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