Category Archives: Tim Keller
“It is finished” by Timothy Keller
“Most of us work and work trying to prove ourselves, to convince God, others, and ourselves that we’re good people. That work is never over unless we rest in the gospel. At the end of His great act of creation … Continue reading
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“Absolutely different” by Timothy Keller
“A gospel is an announcement of something that has happened in history, something that’s been done for you that changes your status forever. Right there you can see the difference between Christianity and all other religions, including no religion. The … Continue reading
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“The blood of the lamb” by Timothy Keller
“Imagine you were in Egypt just after that first Passover. If you stopped Israelites in those days and said, ‘Who are you and what is happening here?’ they would say, ‘I was a slave, under a sentence of death, but … Continue reading
“Resting in what Jesus has done” by Timothy Keller
“Idolatry is not just a failure to obey God, it is a setting of the whole heart on something besides God. This cannot be remedied only by repenting that you have an idol, or using willpower to try to live … Continue reading
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“Rejoicing and repentance” by 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. Indeed, it is when we rejoice over Jesus’s sacrificial love for us … Continue reading
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“The operating principle of the gospel” by Timothy Keller
“There is a great gulf between the understanding that God accepts us because of our efforts and the understanding that God accepts us because of what Jesus has done. Religion operates on the principle, ‘I obey– therefore I am accepted … Continue reading
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“The radical nature of the gospel” by Timothy Keller
“One of the signs that you may not grasp the unique, radical nature of the gospel is that you are certain that you do.” –Timothy Keller, The Prodigal God (New York: Dutton, 2008), xi.
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