Timothy Keller Quote
Flannery O’Connor, who wrote about one of her characters, Hazel Motes, that he knew that the best way to avoid Jesus was to avoid sin.2 If you are avoiding sin and living morally so that God will have to bless and save you, then ironically, you may be looking to Jesus as a teacher, model, and helper but you are avoiding him as Savior. You are trusting in your own goodness rather than in Jesus for your standing with God. You are trying to save yourself by following Jesus.
Timothy Keller
Flannery O’Connor, who wrote about one of her characters, Hazel Motes, that he knew that the best way to avoid Jesus was to avoid sin.2 If you are avoiding sin and living morally so that God will have to bless and save you, then ironically, you may be looking to Jesus as a teacher, model, and helper but you are avoiding him as Savior. You are trusting in your own goodness rather than in Jesus for your standing with God. You are trying to save yourself by following Jesus.
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About Timothy Keller
Timothy Keller may refer to:
Tim Keller (pastor) (1950–2023), American Christian pastor, author and speaker
Tim Keller (politician) (born 1977), American politician and mayor of Albuquerque
Tim Keller (pastor) (1950–2023), American Christian pastor, author and speaker
Tim Keller (politician) (born 1977), American politician and mayor of Albuquerque