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Timothy Keller, born in 1950, is a renowned American author and theologian. His works primarily focus on urban culture, Christian faith, and public life. Keller is known for his insightful and accessible writing style, which combines theological concepts with everyday life.

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“To be a Christian is a standing, a legal position. It means to be a child of God. You are or you are not, there is no try.”

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“Our Christian hope is that we are going to live with Christ in a new earth, where there is not only no more death, but where life is what it was always meant to be.”

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“You can't live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.”

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Book:The Prodigal God: Recovering the heart of the Christian faith

Source: The Prodigal God: Recovering the heart of the Christian faith

“In short, the enlightenment privatized marriage, taking it out of the public sphere, and redefined its purpose as individual gratification, not any 'broader good' such as reflecting God's nature, producing character, or raising children. Slowly but surely, this newer understanding of the meaning of marriage has displaced the older ones in Western culture.”

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Book:The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

Source: The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

“The Christian gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.”

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Book:The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism

Source: The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism

“It is inaccurate to think the gospel is what saves non-Christians, and then Christians mature by trying hard to live according to biblical principles. It is more accurate to say that we are saved by believing the gospel, and then we are transformed in every part of our minds, hearts, and lives by believing the gospel more and more deeply as life goes on.”

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“The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.”

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“A Christian is somebody whose eyes have been opened, who admits that Jesus is not what you expected, but he’s what you need.”

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“Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.”

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“The main problem in the Christian life is that we have not thought out the deep implications of the gospel, we have not 'used' the gospel in and on all parts of our life.”

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“If you're a Christian how do you deal with stress without Jesus? You don't.”

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“The Christian faith gives us a new conception of work as the means by which God loves and cares for his world through us.”

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