Faith is not opposed to reason, but it is sometimes opposed to feelings and appearances.
Timothy KellerFear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.
Timothy KellerYou won't be able to change the world, yourself, anything, if you don't change yourself inwardly, deeply, enduringly.
Timothy KellerJesus does not divide the world into the moral "good guys" and the immoral "bad guys". He shows us that everyone is dedicated to a project of self-salvation, to using God and others in order to get power and control for themselves. We are just going about it in different ways. Even though both sons are wrong, however, the father cares for them and invites them both back into his love and feast.
Timothy Keller