The best people often have terrible lives. Job is one example, and Jesus—the ultimate ‘Job,’ the only truly, fully innocent sufferer — is another.
Timothy KellerIf we give God things in hope that they'll earn us blessings, we're really not doing anything for him. It's for ourselves.
Timothy KellerThe more you understand how your salvation isn't about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
Timothy KellerContextualization is not giving people what they want. It is giving God's answers (which they probably do not want) to the questions they are asking and in forms they can comprehend.
Timothy KellerThis is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves. So we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).
Timothy Keller