Idols are often good things that we have made into ultimate things. Timothy Keller More Quotes by Timothy Keller More Quotes From Timothy Keller To truly become Christians we must also repent of the reasons we ever did anything right. Timothy Keller repentchristianreason If God is not at the center of your life, something else is. Timothy Keller ifs The best people often have terrible lives. Job is one example, and Jesus—the ultimate ‘Job,’ the only truly, fully innocent sufferer — is another. Timothy Keller godjobsjesus 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. Timothy Keller paingodjesus There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives. Timothy Keller griefjoygiving If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all he said. Timothy Keller resurrectionrosejesus Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community - the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study. Timothy Keller playcharacterpeople Unless you believe the gospel, everything you do will be driven by either pride or fear. Timothy Keller drivenpridebelieve If Christianity is really true it will be offending and correcting you somewhere. Timothy Keller really-trueoffendingchristianity The world is a dark place, and yet the coming of Jesus Christ shows us no one and nothing is hopeless. Timothy Keller darkworldjesus Easter means that Christmas worked. Timothy Keller eastermean 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. Timothy Keller sinhumanitylord The doctrine of grace and redemption keeps us from seeing any person or situation as hopeless. Timothy Keller redemptiondoctrinegrace If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself. Timothy Keller versionschristianmight We do not have to make ourselves suffer in order to merit forgiveness. We simply receive the forgiveness earned by Christ. 1 John 1:9 says that God forgives us because He is ‘just.’ That is a remarkable statement. It would be unjust of God to ever deny us forgiveness, because Jesus earned our acceptance! In religion we earn our forgiveness with our repentance, but in the gospel we just receive it. Timothy Keller acceptanceorderjesus God loves you just because He loves you. Timothy Keller god-loves-yougod-lovelove-you If you say: I believed in God, I trusted God and He didn't come through - You only trusted God to meet your agenda. Timothy Keller agendasservant-of-godtrust Faith journeys are never simply intellectual exercises. Timothy Keller intellectualjourneyexercise Disordered love always leads to misery and breakdown. The only way to 'reorder' our loves is to love God supremely. Timothy Keller our-lovelove-isway The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability. Timothy Keller abilityproblempeople
