Real love, the Bible says, instinctively desires permanence.

Paul gives Christians freedom of conscience in politics and public life. How?

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How does justice and love relate?

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It's not the quality of my faith but the object of my faith that holds me up.

God gives out all good gifts of talent, wisdom, and skill, graciously- that is, in a completely unmerited way.

One year ago, on 5.19.23, our beloved friend and co-founder Timothy Keller (1950-2023) went home to be with his Savior. We have missed him every day since, but because our Redeemer lives, we rejoice that Tim is with the God he loved and rejoice in the gospel he taught us and held close.

One year ago today, Tim Keller went home to be with Christ. In the final years of his life, we asked TGC leaders and friends to reflect on the life and legacy of the pastor, author, friend, and leader we loved.

A year after Timothy Keller (1950-2023) ‘s passing. Here was my reflections on his impact on my own life and our ministry back in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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On the anniversary of his passing, here is what I wrote about Timothy Keller (1950-2023) for Comment: comment.org/the-surprise-o…

Life-giving faith loves Jesus for who he is not for the benefits he can bring.

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Saving faith isn't only for certain people with a specific talent or temperament. Saving faith is something for everyone.

Life-giving faith grows beautiful and pure in the same place that gold grows beautiful and pure: in the furnace.

How Christianity was against infanticide and exposure?

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Strong faith in a weak object fails, but even weak faith in a strong object succeeds.

Two sound liberal,” and two sound “conservative.”...Churches are under enormous pressure to keep some but not others. Yet to give up any of them would make Christianity the handmaid of a particular political program and undermine a missionary encounter.
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The Early Church defied categories. 5 elements:

*Multi-racial & multi-ethnic
*Highly committed to caring for the poor & marginalized
*Non-retaliatory, commitment to forgiveness
*Strongly and practically against abortion & infanticide
*Revolutionary regarding the ethics of sex

Regarding the previous posts, see that your indelible needs and longings for these things are actually echoes of your need for God.

Christianity can provide:

*a way to deal with guilt and to forgive without residual bitterness or shame
*a basis for seeking justice that doesn’t turn you into an oppressor yourself
*a way to face not only the future but death itself with poise and peace

Christianity can provide:

*a meaning in life that suffering can’t take away
*a satisfaction not based on circumstances
*a freedom that doesn’t turn community and love relationships into thin transactions
*an identity that is not fragile, not based on performance or exclusion