The image of God carries with it the right not to be mistreated or harmed.... Regardless of their record or character, all human beings have an irreducible glory and significance to them, because God loves them.... So we must treasure each and every human being as a way of showing due respect for the majesty of their owner and Creator.
Timothy KellerYour feelings come from where you find your hope. Where is your happiness and your significance?
Timothy KellerA rich, vibrant, consoling, hard-won prayer life is the one good that makes it possible to receive all other kinds of goods rightly and beneficially. [Paul] does not see prayer as merely a way to get things from God but as a way to get more of God himself.
Timothy KellerRepentance out of mere fear is really sorrow for the consequences of sin, sorrow over the danger of sin โ it bends the will away from sin, but the heart still clings. But repentance out of conviction over mercy is really sorrow over sin, sorrow over the grievousness of sin โ it melts the heart away from sin. It makes the sin itself disgusting to us, so it loses its attractive power over us. We say, โthis disgusting thing is an affront to the one who died for me. Iโm continuing to stab him with it!โ
Timothy KellerThe gospel frees us from the relentless pressure of having to prove ourselves, for we are already proven and secure.
Timothy Keller