Archive for May 19, 2023
Timothy Keller 1950-2023
“There is no downside for me in leaving, not the slightest” (Timothy Keller)
Video tribute ▶️ youtu.be/3-pFsQnYFXY
One of the most inspiring Christian authors of our time, pastor and founder of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York and its Church Planting Center, died today, 19 May 2023, trusting in the sure and certain hope of the resurrection, more than three years after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
His books are a fountain of inspiration, food for thought and for getting deeper knowledge of the gospel and Christ’s love for us.
Out of his belief of the truth of God’s word in our culture and our days he explained the gospel in a modern and winsome way in his books, for example “Warum Gott?” (“The Reason for God – Belief in an age of scepticism”).
Timothy Keller who was dubbed “the C.S. Lewis of the 21st century” will never be forgotten. May he rest in peace and live in the eternal presence of our God.
▶️ article from Christianity Today
▶️ article from The Gospel Coalition (TGC)
TGC interim president Sandy Willson spoke on Timothy Keller’s passing away:
“Today the Christian world is in mourning, for one of our great leaders has departed this life. Tim Keller was a once-in-a-century sort of person. There is no pastor I know, in the last 100 years, who did what Tim Keller did to take the Reformed faith to the street, to the church, and to the academy. He will be remembered among this generation’s most effective Christian pastors, apologists, and evangelists. Tim not only made the most articulate arguments for the Christian faith; he also demonstrated our faith with his humble and gracious spirit and his relentless passion to see the lost come to know the Lord he so loved. He planted the most amazing church New York City may ever have seen, he planted thousands of other churches globally through Redeemer City to City, he co-founded The Gospel Coalition, and he inspired an entire generation to love and serve the Lord. We all grieve for Kathy and the dear Keller family. And we all rejoice for the unmitigated delight that is now Tim’s, as he looks upon the beautiful face of his Savior, whom he has faithfully served.”
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