Encounters with Jesus Quotes

“We are not driven by unhappiness over our looks, or our status—we are not deflated by criticism as we were before. Our self-image rests in a love we can’t lose.”
― Timothy Keller, Encounters with Jesus: Unexpected Answers to Life's Biggest Questions

“Ferry goes on to argue that almost all our possible answers to those big philosophical issues come from five or six major systems of thought. And today so many of the most common answers come from one system in particular. For example: Do you think it’s generally a good idea to be kind to your enemies and reach out to them rather than kill them? Ferry says this idea—that you should love your enemies—came from Christianity and nowhere else. And as we will see, there are plenty of other ideas we would consider valid, or noble, or even beautiful, that came solely from Christianity. Therefore, if you want to be sure that you are developing sound, thoughtful answers to the fundamental questions, you need at the very least to become acquainted with the teachings of Christianity. The”
― Timothy Keller, Encounters with Jesus: Unexpected Answers to Life's Biggest Questions

“The proper biblical understanding of sin is much more radical and far-reaching. It can never be used as a weapon, because it will recoil on anyone who tries to deploy it that way.”
― Timothy Keller, Encounters with Jesus: Unexpected Answers to Life's Biggest Questions

“Everybody has got to live for something, but Jesus is arguing that, if he is not that thing, it will fail you.”
― Timothy Keller, Encounters with Jesus: Unexpected Answers to Life's Biggest Questions

“and you can only know Jesus fully through the Spirit’s influence,”
― Timothy Keller, Encounters with Jesus: Unexpected Answers to Life's Biggest Questions

“According to Paul in Romans 2, the conscience is like a radio receiver picking up transmissions from that seat of justice.”
― Timothy Keller, Encounters with Jesus: Unexpected Answers to Life's Biggest Questions