Just because we don't see a reason for evil and suffering doesn't mean there's not a reason for it.
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 KellerIt is one thing to say that science is only equipped to test for natural causes and cannot speak to any others. It is quite another to insist that science proves that no other causes could possibly exist. . . . There would be no experimental model for testing the statement: 'No supernatural cause for any natural phenomenon is possible.' It is therefore a philosophical presupposition and not a scientific finding.
Timothy KellerGrace is the free, unmerited favor of God, working powerfully on the mind and heart to change lives.
Timothy KellerSome suffering is given in order to chastise and correct a person for wrongful patterns of life (as in the case of Jonah imperiled by the storm), some suffering is given not to correct past wrongs but to prevent future ones (as in the case of Joseph sold into slavery), and some suffering has no purpose other than to lead a person to love God more ardently for himself alone and so discover the ultimate peace and freedom.
Timothy Keller