Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc

My son @michaelkellers posts here on my behalf (see pinned note). Founder of @redeemernyc. Co-Founder of @redeemerctc and @tgc. Loved New York City. timothykeller.com New York Joined January 2013

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Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc

4 hours ago

The law says, “do this”, and it is never done. Grace says, “Believe in this”, and everything is already done. (Luther, Heidelberg Disputation)

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“As there is no sin so small, but it deserves damnation so there is no sin so great, that it can bring damnation upon those who truly repent.” WCF 15:4 – A truth that convicts, humbles, comforts, and elates all at once.

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Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc

a day ago

Truth without love is harshness; it may be right but you ignore it because of its bite. Truth and love together transforms.

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Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc

2 days ago

You can only stay bitter toward someone if you feel superior, if you feel that you would never do anything like they did. Those who won’t forgive show they have not accepted the fact of their own sinfulness.

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Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc

3 days ago

In the cross God satisfied both justice and love. God was so just and desirous to judge sin that Jesus had to die, but he was so loving and desirous of our salvation that Jesus was glad to die.

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Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc

3 days ago

Should denominations put modern words like “identify” or “identity” into their constitutions? We should first study to be sure we're using the word to convey biblical truth. Use terrific essays by Michael Allen buff.ly/31AAGYH; also Scott Swain buff.ly/3ybQYV1

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Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc

4 days ago

You can name sin without self-hate. You can tell the truth without shame. You can break cycles without losing yourself. You can go forward, not because you're strong but because you're loved. That's what this book is about. Pre-order now. buff.ly/PscSzBX -Michael Keller

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Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc

5 days ago

To argue that some sinful sexual desires are disqualifying for office but others are not-you can’t use the Westminster Confession. WLC 139 puts “sodomy, all unnatural lusts; all unclean imaginations, thoughts...affections” in a list all violating the 7th command. No gradations.

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Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc

5 days ago

Three basic things to do: Speak the truth; show love—in the particular “currencies” or “love languages;" and, finally, give grace through regular repentance, forgiveness, and reconciliation.

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7 days ago

"What Is Wrong with the World" speaks to what many of us have felt but couldn't name. If you've ever felt like something was wrong but didn't have the words—or you're wrestling with your story or faith—this book is for you. buff.ly/UDbcDeg -Michael Keller

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Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc

a week ago

For those who think western secular modernity is not hostile to Christian beliefs—that speaking about this is ‘scare mongering’ read Newbigin, who is realistic without manipulating emotions. Read his "Foolishness to the Greeks" and "The Gospel in a Pluralist Society."

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Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc

a week ago

Only if we hammer home the gospel, that we're love sinners in Christ (so loved that we don't have to despair when we do wrong, so sinful that we have no right to be puffed up when we do right) can we help our listeners escape the spiritually bipolar world of moralism.

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a week ago

If your race and culture, or your moral performance, or your politics, or anything but the love of God is a foundational source of your self-worth, when people threaten that positive self-image, you will not be able to listen to them...You will strike at them.

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Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc

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Matt 11:28-30. If you find Christianity tiring and draining you may not understand justification by faith alone. See D.M. Lloyd-Jones "The True Foundation." in Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Its Cure.

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Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc

a week ago

What if confession wasn't about guilt, but about honesty? Not shame, but healing. Not punishment, but freedom. 'What Is Wrong with the World' explores sin, grace, and hope. Pre-order now! buff.ly/PscSzBX -Michael Keller

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Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc

2 weeks ago

If you uproot an idol in your life and fail to plant the love of Christ in its place, the idol will grow back or be replaced.

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Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc

2 weeks ago

Christianity doesn't just give you consolation for the life you lost. It gives you hope for the life that is to come.

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Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc

2 weeks ago

It was not good for man to be alone BEFORE the Fall in Genesis 3. This means that before sin entered the world, the need for community was part of our perfection. It is not a product of our imperfection.