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Timothy Keller Quotes - Page 6

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In the end, we love people into belief. We do not argue them into belief.

In the end, we love people into belief. We do not argue them into belief.

People, Belief, Arguing

Even if our own troubles are great, we should still serve. Jesus washed His disciples feet on the way to the cross.

Jesus, Feet, Way

Not everyone is your brother or sister in the faith, but everyone is your neighbor, and you must love your neighbor.

Love, Sister, Faith

Timothy Keller (2010). “Generous Justice: How God's Grace Makes Us Just”, p.48, Penguin

Jesus lost all his glory so that we could be clothed in it. He was shut out so we could get access. He was bound, nailed, so that we could be free. He was cast out so we could approach. And Jesus took away the only kind of suffering that can really destroy you: that is being cast away from God. He took so that now all suffering that comes into your life will only make you great. A lump of coal under pressure becomes a diamond. And the suffering of a person in Christ only turns you into somebody gorgeous.

God, Jesus, Pain

Timothy Keller (2013). “Walking with God through Pain and Suffering”, p.123, Penguin

Grace is to be let into a place that you don't have a right to be.

Grace

We are regularly in danger of having too light a view of our sin and also too light a grasp of what Jesus has done to free us from our sin.

Jesus, Light, Views

Discipleship is not an option. Jesus says that if anyone would come after me, he must follow me.

Jesus, Follow Me, Discipleship

Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.

Jesus, Sex, Thinking

Timothy Keller (2009). “Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters”, p.40, Penguin

How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.

Believe, Ultimate

God's grace and forgiveness, while free to the recipient, are always costly for the giver. From the earliest parts of the Bible, it was understood that God could not forgive without sacrifice. No one who is seriously wronged can “just forgive” the perpetrator.

Mean, Sacrifice, Loss

"Counterfeit Gods: When the Empty Promises of Love, Money and Power Let You Down".

If you want God's grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster. We come to God saying, "Look at all I've done," or maybe "Look at all I've suffered." God, however, wants us to look to him - to just wash.

Spiritual, Humility, Grace

Timothy Keller (2009). “Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters”, p.56, Penguin

God is so committed to your ultimate joy that he was willing to plunge into the greatest depths of suffering himself for you.

Joy, Suffering, Depth

The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.

Joy, Life Is, Missions

It takes pride to be anxious – I am not wise enough to know how my life should go.

Wise, Pride, Enough

Timothy Keller (2014). “Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God”, p.134, Penguin

Religion operates on the principle 'I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.' But the operating principle of the gospel is 'I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.'

Principles, Done, Christ

Timothy Keller (2008). “The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism”, p.178, Penguin

The peace of God is not the absence of fear. It, in fact, is His presence.

Inspirational, Life, Facts

The purpose of Jesus's coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.

Jesus, Purpose, World

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

When love of one's people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods.

Racism, People, Hatred

Timothy Keller (2009). “Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters”, p.60, Penguin

Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it.

Love, Marriage, Giving

Timothy Keller (2011). “The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God”, p.31, Penguin

If you have money, power, and status today, it is due to the century and place in which you were born, to your talents and capacities and health, none of which you earned. In short, all your resources are in the end the gift of God.

Money Power, Today, Talent

Timothy Keller (2010). “Generous Justice: How God's Grace Makes Us Just”, p.59, Penguin

This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves. So we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).

Religious, Lying, Heart

Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.

Generosity, Currency, Your Generosity

How Religion Works: If I obey, then God will love and accept me. The Gospel: I'm loved and accepted, therefore I wish to obey.

Wish, Accepted, Accepting

No matter what precautions we take, no matter how well we have put together a good life, no matter how hard we have worked to be healthy, wealthy, comfortable with friends and family, and successful with our career — something will inevitably ruin it.

God, Pain, Good Life

Timothy Keller (2013). “Walking with God through Pain and Suffering”, p.12, Penguin

Christianity teaches that, contra fatalism, suffering is overwhelming; contra Buddhism, suffering is real; contra karma, suffering is often unfair; but contra secularism, suffering is meaningful. There is a purpose to it, and if faced rightly, it can drive us like a nail deep into the love of God and into more stability and spiritual power than you can imagine.

Karma, God, Meaningful

Timothy Keller (2013). “Walking with God through Pain and Suffering”, p.29, Penguin

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