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Timothy Keller

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2 Apr

Thread: Because of the more-than-usual antipathy toward my tweet about sex only within marriage, I think some response is warranted. 1st, many disagree with the term ‘dehumanize’. We obviously mean very different things by this term & lots of my critics disagree among themselves.

So I won’t defend my use of the word. It’s not crucial. But much of the pushback is about more substantial issues.

I do need to respect the expressions of anger-because of the background experiences of abuse that may be behind them. Yet here are reasons for the sharp 2/11

conflicts in viewpoints we are seeing:

1. Many of the hostile responses assume a highly western, white, individualistic, therapeutic understanding of the self—in which sexual expression is a key part of authenticity. It is the reason one finds sexual boundaries oppressive. 3/11

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Timothy Keller

@timkellernyc

1 Apr

No one can prove any moral values to be true—they are in the end all matters of faith. Much of the rage on Twitter is because we are holding others to moral values they don't own and we can't prove. 1/4

Saying "we all know this moral to be true" is not an argument, it's an assertion that can't be proven. Interestingly, the Christian sex ethic has been embraced and practiced by billions of people for centuries across more cultures than any other faith. 2/4

It is agreed upon by all branches of Christianity-orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant. It overturned the older Greco-Roman shame and honor sex ethic that privileged males and the aristocracy. It introduced the idea of consent that many say "we all just know this is true" 3/4

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Timothy Keller

@timkellernyc

2 Mar

8 days to go until the Ressurection book drop! Here's a great quote:

amazon.com/gp/product/052… 1/4

The good things of this world seen as blessings (beauty, power, comfort, success, recognition) but received without God become curses. They will drive you & consume you. And so the most just thing God can do to those who reject him is to give them up to what they want (Ro1:21–25)

However, the hard things of this world seen as curses (weakness, deprivation, loss, and rejection) but received with faith in God will be turned into blessings (2 Corinthians 4:16–17, 12:10). 3/4

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Timothy Keller

@timkellernyc

12 Feb

By giving you an update, I want to honor God and the many who have so faithfully prayed for me during my treatment for pancreatic cancer that began last May, 2020.

I was on chemotherapy for 14 rounds, and have had relatively mild side effects, although the neuropathy in my 1/4

hands and feet increased over time. I’m hoping that will start to improve now that I have been downshifted to a less aggressive (and physically damaging) chemotherapy.

Since May I have had three CT scans—in August, November and last Monday, February 8. The first two scans 2/4

each showed a significant decrease in size and number of tumors. The February scan also showed that in an area that had previously had numerous nodules there are now none visible.

This is excellent news, so we are rejoicing that God has worked through your prayers and 3/4

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Timothy Keller

@timkellernyc

5 Feb

Do people twist the truth or simply lie about us? Are we treated with subtle and not-so-subtle bigotry? Are we mocked and belittled? Might we, soon enough, be facing actual persecution? If so, then we have our instructions – [Mt 5:38-47; Rom 12:14-21]. 1/4

Conservative Christians who seek to follow these commandments must be out there — they must — but I’ve struggled to find them online. Instead, I keep coming across people who loudly proclaim their orthodoxy, and give much sage advice to their fellow conservatives, and yet 2/4

somehow never manage to land on these themes which, in my Bible at least, are pretty prominent. These pundits are fighters; they point fiercely at their enemies and denounce them; they cry that they are being treated unfairly; they mock and belittle those on the other side 3/4

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Timothy Keller

@timkellernyc

8 Jan

https://twitter.com/btgolz/status/1347357951997186048

Brian - I have never done a lecture on speech act theory. I’ve never said that anyone should disregard any of the Ten Commandments either. In the NY Times article, I argue that people can differ over how a biblical commandment should be put into public policy. 1/8

https://twitter.com/btgolz/status/1347357951997186048

For example, think of the first commandment against worshipping other Gods and the second one against making graven images. Do you believe they should be made into a law in a pluralistic democracy? Do you think non-Christian religions should be illegal in the U.S.? Probably not.

But does that mean you are personally disregarding the first two of the Ten Commandments because of cultural context? Not at all.

You also say I’ve violated the ninth commandment—namely, that I must promote and cherish the good name and reputation of others, even opponents. 3

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