Timothy Keller Quotes About Children

Quotes about: Children

• The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access

  Timothy Keller

  Kings, Children, Glasses

• 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.

  Timothy Keller

  Christian, Children, Character

  Timothy Keller (2011). “The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God”, p.20, Penguin

• In every other religion the indicative flows from the imperative. Which means, ‘because I do, therefore I am... because I do this, therefore I’m a child of God.’ But only in Christianity does the imperative flow from the indicative. ‘Because I am in Christ all these things, therefore I obey.’ Exactly the opposite.

  Timothy Keller

  Children, Mean, Opposites

• If you are a child of God, you don’t lose your status if you have a bad week.

  Timothy Keller

  Children, Week, Child Of God

• 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.

  Timothy Keller

  Christian, Children, Mean

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