We only fully grasp the gospel when we understand, as Paul did, that we are the worst sinner we know Timothy Keller More Quotes by Timothy Keller More Quotes From Timothy Keller The world is polarizing over religion. It is getting both more religious and less religious at the same time. Timothy Keller polarizingreligiousworld Christ's resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now. Timothy Keller scarresurrectiongiving Faith in God's promises means not always following the expected, rational path. Timothy Keller pathmeanpromise You are a totally loved moral failure. Timothy Keller moral-failuremoral The resurrection of the body means that we do not merely receive a consolation for the life we have lost but a restoration of it. We not only get the bodies and lives we had but the bodies and lives we wished for but had never before received. Timothy Keller restorationbodymean Not everyone is your brother or sister in the faith, but everyone is your neighbor, and you must love your neighbor. Timothy Keller sisterfaithlove Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him. The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life. Timothy Keller sufferingpromisejesus The resurrection was God's way of stamping PAID IN FULL right across history so that nobody could miss it. Timothy Keller resurrectionmissingway All forms of love are necessary, and none are to be ignored, but all of us find some forms of love to be more emotionally valuable to us. They are a currency that we find particularly precious, a language that delivers the message of love to our hearts with the most power. Some types of love are more thrilling and fulfilling to us when we receive them. Timothy Keller ignoredmessagesheart God's grace and forgiveness, while free to the recipient, are always costly for the giver. Timothy Keller perpetratorsforgivenessgrace Do you realize that it is only in the gospel of Jesus Christ that you get the verdict before the performance? Timothy Keller realizingjesuschrist Real love, the Bible says, instinctively desires permanence. Timothy Keller marriagerealdesire What is an idol? It is anything more important to you than God, anything that absorbs your heart and imagination more than God, anything you seek to give you what only God can give. Timothy Keller idolsheartgiving Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him. Timothy Keller sufferingchrist Putting our faith in Christ is not about trying harder; it means transferring our trust away from ourselves and resting in him. Timothy Keller tryingmeanchrist A lack of generosity refuses to acknowledge that your assets are not really yours, but God's. Timothy Keller generosityassetsacknowledge How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship Timothy Keller behavior-changebehaviorworship Like a baby learning language, we learn how to communicate with God by listening to His words first. Timothy Keller listeningbabyfirsts Only in Jesus Christ do we see how the untamable, infinite God can become a baby and a loving Savior. On the cross we see how both the love and the holiness of God can be fulfilled at once. Timothy Keller godbabyjesus Our need for worth is so powerful that whatever we base our identity and value on we essentially 'deify.' We will look to it with all the passion and intensity of worship and devotion, even if we think ourselves as highly irreligious. Timothy Keller passionpowerfulthinking
