He loves the unwanted, the weak and unloved. He is not just a king and we are the subjects; he is not just a shepherd and we are the sheep. He is a husband and we are his spouse. He is ravished with us—even those of us whom no one else notices.
— Tim Keller (1950–2023), Pastor, Theologe und Bestsellerautor
Source: Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters (über goodreads, Wortlaut nicht gegengeprüft)
Topics: Love, Meaning & Identity, Grace & Redemption
Occasions: Comfort, Encouragement
Tim Keller
Timothy J. Keller (1950–2023) war ein US-amerikanischer presbyterianischer Pastor, Theologe und Bestsellerautor, der ab 1989 die Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City aufbaute. Er prägte einen reformierten, evangeliumszentrierten Ansatz, der den christlichen Glauben intellektuell fundiert im säkularen Kontext begründen und gelebte gesellschaftliche Verantwortung betonen wollte. Für heutige Bibelleser bieten seine Schriften verständliche Zugänge zur Relevanz biblischer Texte in einer säkularen Kultur, während seine theologische Haltung sowohl von progressiver wie auch von rechtskonservativer Seite Kritik erfuhr.
All quotes by Tim Keller (1167)
If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
Mother Teresa
I am the prodigal son every time I search for unconditional love where it cannot be found.
Henri Nouwen
It wasn't the nails that held Jesus to the cross. It was love.
Max Lucado
To love a person means to see them as God meant them to be.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
I ask myself: what does hell mean? I maintain: it is the inability to love.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
A drop of love is worth more than an ocean of reason.
Blaise Pascal
Love keeps no record of wrongs, but bitterness keeps detailed accounts.
Craig Groeschel
The world consists of nothing but opportunities for love.
Søren Kierkegaard