Paul sees all kinds of sins in himself and all kinds of accomplishments too, but he refuses to connect them with his identity.
Timothy KellerJesus's teaching consistently attracted the irreligious while offending the Bible-believing , religious people of his day.
Timothy KellerGenerosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
Timothy KellerThe Cross is not simply a lovely example of sacrificial love. Throwing your life away needlessly is not admirable — it is wrong. Jesus’ death was only a good example if it was more than an example, if it was something absolutely necessary to rescue us. And it was. Why did Jesus have to die in order to forgive us? There was a debt to be paid — God himself paid it. There was a penalty to be born — God himself bore it. Forgiveness is always a form of costly suffering.
Timothy Keller