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Timothy Keller Quotes about Sin

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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.

Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.

Pride, Knowing, Sin

The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.

Sin, Right Now, Destructive

The more you see your own flaws and sins, the more precious, electrifying, and amazing God’s grace appears to you.

Grace, God's Grace, Sin

How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.

Doe, Looks, Sin

If we have not seen our sin and sought radical forgiveness from God, we will be unable to forgive and to seek the good of those who have wronged us.

Forgiving, Sin, Radical

Timothy Keller (2014). “Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God”, p.74, Penguin

If you have a small view of your sin, God's grace will be small to you.

Views, Grace, Sin

Repentance out of mere fear is really sorrow for the consequences of sin, sorrow over the danger of sin — it bends the will away from sin, but the heart still clings. But repentance out of conviction over mercy is really sorrow over sin, sorrow over the grievousness of sin — it melts the heart away from sin. It makes the sin itself disgusting to us, so it loses its attractive power over us. We say, ‘this disgusting thing is an affront to the one who died for me. I’m continuing to stab him with it!’

Heart, Sorrow, Sin

At the cross, we see the worst that sin can do, as humanity - of which each one of us is a part - crucified the Lord. But at the cross, we also see that the most that sin can do cannot thwart God's salvation.

Humanity, Sin, Lord

Christians should not be optimists; we know too much about sin. We should also not be pessimists, for we know the living God.

Christian, Too Much, Sin

The sin under all other sins is a lack of joy in Christ.

Joy, Sin, Christ

The irreligious don't repent at all and the religious only repent of sins. But Christians repent of their wrongfully placed righteousness.

Christian, Religious, Sin

Nobody who understands the free grace of God takes sin lightly.

Grace, Sin, Grace Of God

Without the gospel we hate ourselves instead of our sin.

Hate, Sin

Because of the Cross, God can be both just towards sin and yet mercifully justifying to sinners.

Sin, Crosses, Sinner

For every one look at your sins, take five looks at your Savior.

Looks, Sin, Savior

Sin is the despairing refusal to find your deepest identity in your relationship and service to God.

Identity, Sin, Our Relationship

Timothy Keller (2008). “The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism”, p.163, Penguin

Adam wasn't lonely because he was imperfect but because he was perfect. The ache for friends is not the result of sin.

Lonely, Perfect, Sin

We are free to fight sin, and free to win; but we must still fight.

Fighting, Winning, Sin

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