Quote

A triune God would call us to converse with him . . . because he wants to share the joy he has. Prayer is our way of entering into the happiness of God himself.

Timothy Keller

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Timothy Keller
Call
Triune
Happiness
Converse
Way
Converses
Would
Entering
Joy
Wants
Share
Prayer

More quotes by Timothy Keller

Image
The human heart is an idol factory that takes good things like a successful career, love, material possessions, even family, and turns them into ultimate things. Our hearts deify them as the center of our lives, because, we think, they can give us significance and security, safety and fulfillment, if we attain them.
Timothy Keller
Image
It takes pride to be anxious – I am not wise enough to know how my life should go.
Timothy Keller
Image
Repentance is like antiseptic. You pour antiseptic onto a wound and, at first, it stings. Then it heals.
Timothy Keller
Image
The issue on which everything hangs is not whether you like His teaching but if He ‪rose from the dead.
Timothy Keller
Image
God's grace and forgiveness, while free to the recipient, are always costly for the giver.
Timothy Keller
Image
We are free to fight sin, and free to win but we must still fight.
Timothy Keller
Image
The church is not a museum for pristine saints, but a hospital ward for broken sinners.
Timothy Keller
Image
In every other religion the indicative flows from the imperative. Which means, ‘because I do, therefore I am... because I do this, therefore I’m a child of God.’ But only in Christianity does the imperative flow from the indicative. ‘Because I am in Christ all these things, therefore I obey.’ Exactly the opposite.
Timothy Keller
Image
Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.
Timothy Keller
Image
Life changing repentance begins where blame shifting ends.
Timothy Keller
Image
To be a Christian is a standing, a legal position. It means to be a child of God. You are or you are not, there is no try.
Timothy Keller
Image
The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access
Timothy Keller
Image
No one is so good that they don’t need the grace of the gospel, nor so bad that they can’t receive the grace of the gospel.
Timothy Keller
Image
Faith is not opposed to reason, but it is sometimes opposed to feelings and appearances.
Timothy Keller
Image
You cannot have Jesus' rescue without accepting His rule.
Timothy Keller
Image
It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
Timothy Keller
Image
All Christians have opportunities to serve those who might never come to church or listen to a sermon.
Timothy Keller
Image
Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community - the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study.
Timothy Keller
Image
Public faith means going public with what’s in your heart, with humility and respect for others, as we speak of the truth of the gospel.
Timothy Keller
Image
If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all he said.
Timothy Keller