Even if 80 percent of the population of a country are Christian believers, they will have almost no cultural influence if the Christians do not live in cultural centers and work in culture-forging fields such as academia, publishing, media, entertainment, and the arts. The assumption that society will improve simply be more Christian believers being present is no longer valid.
Timothy KellerImportant reminder: It's not fair of you to demand more proof of Christians for their beliefs than you demand for your own.
Timothy KellerForgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
Timothy KellerIf God does not have our highest allegiance, we will use prayer to try to get things that have that designation.
Timothy KellerJesus asks for far more than you ever thought, but offers more than you ever dreamed.
Timothy KellerThere is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile. God became someone we could hurt. Why? To get us back... No other religion-whethe r secularism, Greco-Roman paganism, Eastern religion, Judaism, or Islam-believes God became breakable or suffered or had a body.
Timothy Keller