The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life. The Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome… religion is ‘if you obey, then you will be accepted’. But the Gospel is, ‘if you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey’. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the Bible shows the difference.
Timothy KellerIn short, the enlightenment privatized marriage, taking it out of the public sphere, and redefined its purpose as individual gratification, not any 'broader good' such as reflecting God's nature, producing character, or raising children. Slowly but surely, this newer understanding of the meaning of marriage has displaced the older ones in Western culture.
Timothy KellerThe Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
Timothy KellerWe were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely - and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
Timothy KellerThe human race doesn't need more books telling them what to do. They need the power to do what they already know.
Timothy Keller