Quotes from Timothy Keller
Rejoicing and repentance must go together. Repentance without rejoicing will lead to despair. Rejoicing without repentance is shallow and will only provide passing inspiration instead of deep change.
- Timothy Keller
In the end, we love people into belief. We do not argue them into belief.
- Timothy Keller
Jesus experienced homelessness at Christmas so that we could experience a love we could never lose.
- Timothy Keller
You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
- Timothy Keller
Bad evangelism says: I'm right, you're wrong, and I would love to tell you about it
- Timothy Keller
Only if you are part of a community of believers seeking to resemble, serve, and love Jesus will you ever get to know him and grow into his likeness.
- Timothy Keller
Not everyone is your brother or sister in the faith, but everyone is your neighbor, and you must love your neighbor.
- Timothy Keller
There is no evil that the father's love cannot pardon and cover, there is no sin that is a match for his grace.
- Timothy Keller
Disordered love always leads to misery and breakdown. The only way to 'reorder' our loves is to love God supremely.
- Timothy Keller
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
Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.
- Timothy Keller
Putting our faith in Christ is not about trying harder; it means transferring our trust away from ourselves and resting in him.
- Timothy Keller