It is because of the doctrine of judgment and hell that Jesus' proclamations of grace and love are so astounding.
Timothy KellerSuffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
Timothy KellerThe resurrection of the body means that we do not merely receive a consolation for the life we have lost but a restoration of it. We not only get the bodies and lives we had but the bodies and lives we wished for but had never before received.
Timothy KellerThe ministry of mercy, then, is the best advertising a church can have. It convinces a community that this church provides people with actions for their problems, not only talk. It shows the community that this church is compassionate.
Timothy Keller