Romans 8-16 for You Quotes

“The same sun that melts wax hardens clay.” In other words, what makes a life “good” is not a particular set of circumstances, but how the heart interacts with them.”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“The same sun that melts wax hardens clay.” In”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“Whenever we sin, we endeavor to frustrate the aim and purpose of the entire life, death and ministry of Jesus Christ! If this doesn’t work as an incentive for living a holy life, nothing will.”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“But second, this truth removes general fear and anxiety when life “goes wrong.” We know it hasn’t gone wrong at all! If God “works” in “all things,” it means his plan includes what we would call “little” or “senseless” things. Ultimately, there are no accidents.”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“Not Christians. We don’t expect things in life to “work for good” of their own accord. When we find things working out beneficially for us, it is all of God, all of grace, all of him. When things work out, Christians never say: Of course—that’s as it should be! Rather, they praise God for it.”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“Sin can only grow in the soil of self-pity and a feeling of “owed-ness.” I’m not getting a fair shake! I’m not getting my needs met! I’ve had a hard life! God owes me; people owe me; I owe me! That’s the heart attitude of “owed-ness” or entitlement. But,”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“I was dead in iniquities, having no eyes to see thee,
no ears to hear thee,
no taste to relish thy joys,
no intelligence to know thee;
But thy Spirit has quickened me,
has brought me into a new world as a new creature …
thou hast drawn me with cords of love.”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“The goal of evangelism is complete life change. People have not been “evangelized” until they have ceased to be their own masters and become joyful servants of the Lord.”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“We cannot love rightly without hating rightly!”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“The remedy is to read, re-read, deeply ponder and learn to live out of the truths of verses 18-30!”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“Is there anyone or anything that can separate me from Christ’s love for me? And”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“This shows us that “the good” God always is working for us is character change. He is making us as loving, noble, true, wise, strong, good, joyful and kind as Jesus is.”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“It is easy to overlook the fact that the promise that “in all things God works for the good” is made only to “those who love him, who have been called”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“This is the future—fulfilling, renewing, joy-giving—that creation can look forward to because it is the future that God’s children are looking forward to.”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“The word “frustration” here—mataiotes—is the same word as the one translated as “vanity” in the book of Ecclesiastes in the Septuagint, the Greek version of the Old Testament. It means nature is alienated, both from us (who were meant to live in harmony with nature, as its directors, or rulers—see Genesis 1:29), and from itself.”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“The “Spirit of sonship” that Paul speaks of is, therefore, an ability that the Holy Spirit gives us to approach God as a Father instead of as a boss or slavemaster. In”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“Then, suddenly, the defense comes in with a new witness who can be proved to have been at the scene of the crime! The witness says: I was there, and she (the defendant) was not. She is innocent! This person “testifies with” the defendant. He says the same thing and puts the verdict beyond doubt.”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“children of God” only for those who have received Christ as Savior and Lord: “Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children [tekna] of God” (John 1:12). Sonship is given to those who receive him. No one has it naturally except Jesus Christ.”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“Adoption usually occurred when a wealthy adult had no heir for his estate. He would then adopt someone as heir—it could be a child, a youth, or an adult. The moment adoption occurred, several things were immediately true of the new son. First, his old debts and legal obligations were paid; second, he got a new name and was instantly heir of all the father had; third, his new father became instantly liable for all his actions (his debts,”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“Look what God’s done for me! Is this how I respond to him?”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“Paul is saying that sin can only be cut off at the root if we expose ourselves constantly to the unimaginable love of Christ for us. That exposure stimulates a wave of gratitude and a feeling of indebtedness.”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“Christians who don’t understand “no condemnation” only obey out of fear and duty. That is not nearly as powerful a motivation as love and gratitude. If”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“Your religion is what you do with your solitude.” In”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“whatever you have set your mind on shapes your lifestyle and character. What”
― Timothy J. Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“Paul is saying that sin can only be cut off at the root if we expose ourselves constantly to the unimaginable love of Christ for us. That exposure stimulates a wave of gratitude and a feeling of indebtedness. Sin can only grow in the soil of self-pity and a feeling of “owed-ness.”
― Timothy Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading

“Notice that in 16:25 Paul does not say “is able to save you”; rather, he says God is powerful to “establish” us through the gospel. This reminds us that the gospel is not only the entry point into the Christian life; it is also the way we continue in, grow in and enjoy life with Christ. Paul has shown in Romans how the gospel not only saves us (chapters 1 – 5), but also how it then changes us (chapters 6 – 8; 12 – 15). If we believe the gospel, God is working powerfully through it, in us. We need never move away from it.”
― Timothy Keller, Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading