Regardless of our political views, it is indisputable that millions of people who once looked to the government will now need service and aid from churches and other agencies. The church will be forced by demographics to see what the Bible has always said. Love cannot be only expressed through talk, but through word and [...]
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The Church Must Love Through Word and Deed
Posted in Timothy Keller on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Jesus’ Response to Doubting Thomas
Posted in Jesus, Timothy Keller, doubt on July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When Jesus confronted “doubting Thomas” he challenged him not to acquiese in doubt (“believe!”) and yet responded to his request for more evidence.
–Timothy Keller
The Reason for God (2008, p.xxiii)
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The Doubt of Moral Absolutes is a Leap of Faith
Posted in Timothy Keller, exclusivity on July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some people say, “I don’t believe in Christianity because I can’t accept the existence of moral absolutes. Everyone should determine moral truth for him- or herself.” Is that a statement they can prove to someone who doesn’t share it? No, it is a leap of faith, a deep belief that individual rights operate not only [...]
Listen Patiently to Your Own Doubts
Posted in Timothy Keller, doubt, faith on July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A faith without some doubts is like a human body without any antibodies in it. People who blithely go through life too busy or indifferent to ask hard questions about why they believe as they do will find themselves defenseless against either the experience of tragedy or the probing questions of a smart skeptic. A [...]
The Culture Wars
Posted in Christ and Culture, Timothy Keller on July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The culture wars are taking a toll. Emotions and rhetoric are intense, even hysterical. Those who believe in God and Christianity are out to “impose their beliefs on the rest of us” and “turn back the clock” to a less enlightened time. Those who don’t believe are “enemies of truth” and “purveyors of relativism and [...]
