550 Quotes by Timothy Keller

We modern people think of miracles as the suspension of the natural order, but Jesus meant them to be the restoration of the natural order.

Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.

If the preaching of our ministers and the practice of our parishioners do not have the same effect on people that Jesus had, then we must not be declaring the same message that Jesus did.

By praying with friends, you will be able to hear and see facets of Jesus that you have not yet perceived.

The gospel has two parts. It has the part that says you’re a sinner, and it has the part that says you’re loved and accepted.

What greater value could you possibly have than to be delighted in and sacrificed for by the Maker of the universe.

So live in the light of the resurrection and renewal of this world, and of yourself, in a glorious, never-ending, joyful dance of grace.

When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.

Doing justice includes not only the righting of wrongs but generosity and social concern, especially toward the poor and vulnerable.