Jesus didn't come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
Interpretation
The quote suggests that Jesus is not just a source of information but embodies the solution to life's existential questions.
In this quote, Timothy Keller emphasizes the idea that Jesus's role is not merely one of providing answers or teachings about life but rather that he represents the ultimate solution to the profound questions and dilemmas we face. This perspective encourages individuals to seek understanding and inspiration from Jesus as a person, rather than just his teachings, as a means to navigate the complexities of existence.
In practice
In a sermon discussing the role of faith in understanding life, one could use this quote to emphasize reliance on Jesus.
Falling in love in a Christian way is to say,'I am excited about your future and I want to be part of getting you there. I'm signing up for the journey with you. Would you sign up for the journey to my true self with me? It's going to be hard but I want to get there.
Only in Jesus Christ do we see how the untamable, infinite God can become a baby and a loving Savior. On the cross we see how both the love and the holiness of God can be fulfilled at once.
All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
While your character flaws may have created mild problems for other people, they will create major problems for your spouse and your marriage.
To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
God's Kingdom is "present in its beginnings, but still future in its fullness. This guards us from an under-realized eschatology (expecting no change now) and an over-realized eschatology (expecting all change now). In this stage, we embrace the reality that while we're not yet what we will be, we're also no longer what we used to be.
I love my country very dearly, and I greatly resent the implication that some of the places I have sung and some of the people that I have known, and some of my opinions, whether they are religious or philosophical, or I might be a vegetarian, make me any less of an American.
First, individual rights cannot be sacrificed for the sake of the general good, and second, the principles of justice that specify these rights cannot be premised on any particular vision of the good life. What justifies the rights is not that they maximize the general welfare or otherwise promote the good, but rather that they comprise a fair framework within which individuals and groups can choose their own values and ends, consistent with a similar liberty for others.
Whole people see and create wholeness wherever they go; split people see and create splits in everything and everybody.
Every word and every deed, every thought and every gesture, even the simple act of paying attention can be a gift and therefore an echo of Godβs life in us.
Magic is the mysteries into which not everyone is so lucky, or unlucky, as to be initiated. It can be affected by belief, the whims of the unseen, harsh language. And it is not. Supposed. To make. Sense. In fact, I think it's coolest when it doesn't.
Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator.
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