Photo by Vidar Nordli-Mathisen on Unsplash Here’s a short word from Timothy Keller on Christians friendships: Christian friends are not only to honestly confess their own sins to each other (James 5:16), but they are to lovingly point out their friend’s sins if he or she is blind to them (Romans 15:14). You should give your Christian friends…
In the Bible, the very definition of passion – think of Christ’s Passion – is to sacrifice your freedom for someone else. Romans 12 addresses this truth at a practical level. Paul starts this way: ‘I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifice’ (Romans 12:).…
*This article originally appeared at For the Church (ftc.co). When someone like Rachel Held Evans responds to something Tim Keller tweets, especially when she responds negatively, social media heats up a few degrees. Last December, Tim Keller tweeted: “Evangelicals have generally believed in the authority of the whole Bible, in contrast to mainline Protestants, who…
Photo by Gareth Harper on Unsplash If you don’t subscribe to Relevant Magazine then you’re probably not going to see this short article by Tim Keller, so you can read it here.
I listened to this sermon three times in a span of a couple weeks. It was deeply encouraging, as well as challenging. In this link right here I summarized a lot of his sermon BUT I would encourage you to take 35 minutes and listen to it. You can listen to his sermon here.
I listened to this sermon three times in a span of a couple weeks. It was deeply encouraging, as well as challenging. In this link right here I summarized a lot of his sermon BUT I would encourage you to take 35 minutes and listen to it. You can listen to his sermon here.
Leon Morris (author/commentator) commenting on John 13 says the following: Jesus was about to die, to die the atoning death that meant cleansing for his people. There is no other way of being Christ’s than in receiving the cleaning he died to bring. If he does not wash us in this way, we have no…
What does it mean to meditate on Scripture? Tim Keller in his latest book Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God says, “to meditate is to ask yourself questions about the truth” and “seeks to use the mind intensely” (148). Here are some questions to help your mind think deeper about the things of God and…
Augustine taught that all people seek happiness, and they attach themselves to things they believe will make them happy. That attachment is experienced as love. The main human problem, however, is that, because of sin, we misidentify what will make us happy. As we have discussed before, the result is disordered loves – loves ‘out…
Theology Along the Way 