550 Quotes by Timothy Keller

Prayer-though it is often draining, even an agony-is in the long term the greatest source of power that is possible.

Falling in love in a Christian way is to say,’I am excited about your future and I want to be part of getting you there. I’m signing up for the journey with you. Would you sign up for the journey to my true self with me? It’s going to be hard but I want to get there.

God loves and defends those with the least economic and social power, and so should we.

In the church we have to deliberately let ourselves be transparent and accountable to others. We’re a family.

Religion poses a danger of creating division or intolerance between groups of people. However, the gospel of Jesus lead us to three things: humble service, reconciling behavior that is neither patronizing nor self-righteous, and a love toward people who hold different beliefs than we do.

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

You don’t fall in love. You commit to it.

If God wiped out all sources of evil in the world we would no longer be here, the evil is inside us.

Holiness gives us new desires and brings old desires into line with one another.