Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone, since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
Timothy KellerWhatever you base your life on--you have to live up to that. Jesus is the one Lord you can live for who already died for you.
Timothy KellerFriendship is a deep oneness that develops when two people, speaking the truth in love to one another, journey together to the same horizon.
Timothy KellerWhile Christianity was able to agree with pagan writers that inordinate attachment to earthly goods can lead to unnecessary pain and grief, it also taught that the answer to this was not to love things less but to love God more than anything else. Only when our greatest love is God, a love that we cannot lose even in death, can we face all things with peace. Grief was not to be eliminated but seasoned and buoyed up with love and hope.
Timothy KellerTo take a person out of slavery takes an instant. To take slavery out of a person takes a process.
Timothy KellerIf we are deeply moved by the sight of his love for us, it detaches our hearts from other would-be saviors. We stop trying to redeem ourselves through our pursuits and relationships, because we are already redeemed. We stop trying to make others into saviors, because we have a Savior.
Timothy Keller