11 Best Tim Keller Books (2022 Updated)

Ive always been confused about Revaluations as I know most people r. However, Im not pleased with the format of the book.

Excellent book .explanations were great. Very helpful

Am learning a LOT!!!! Very easy to read. Am hoping to get a better understanding of the Bible. This book will make it so much easier.

A wonderful book to help people identify if their church is gradually slipping into decline. A good source for Bible study and prayer. Written very simply so that anyone can understand it, with excellent examples of how the (unnamed) churches gradually went down hill and closed almost before the members realised there was a problem.

A real eye-opener.

This book was so on point with the information that was provided. I think that Thom Rainer explained it so clearly. I have shared the books that I bought with other church members so they can get the same information that I got from this book.

Content subject but good, however, I think he should have questioned members and consider them. Perhaps their needs and gifts and talents were not being utilized…

why can i not find my tracking number and why does it take 21 day to get a book and only one day to charge my credit card not real happy with the service

I am happy to be able to download this book on my iPad.

Review written for ‘Galatians For You’: The Epistle to the Galatians is (along with Romans) a centerpiece for understanding the Pauline doctrine of justification by faith. Therefore, it is vital for every Christian believer to have a familiarity with its contents and a good understanding of its message, not just to be born again and enter the Christian life, but to live a grace filled spiritual life.

The way in is truly the way on. Tim Keller’s book will be helpful to that end. After reading it I see two strengths and one small weakness in this book Strength: Keller “gets” the message of Galatians.

He also “gets” how both religious and non-religious people react to Paul’s radical message of salvation by grace alone through Christ alone, with nothing added. Keller’s apologetic method focuses on the concept that religion and rebellion, rule keeping and rule breaking, are both simply manifestations of a works righteousness orientation.

The only thing radically different from all other forms of religion or spirituality is the gospel of Jesus, where all the initiative is with God, eternal life is free, and we can only respond in gratitude to His actions for us.

He explains this well in this book. Strength: Tim Keller is known for his clear, concise and winsome communication style, polished by many years of listening, preaching and counseling in the sophisticated urban, post-modern environment of New York.

He is a widely recognized guru at communicating complex and possibly confrontational biblical truths in a non-threatening way that bypasses the usual defensiveness, without at the same time dulling the sharp edge of truth.

This book is a prime example of that skill. (For a complete treatment of that theme see Keller’s book The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism) Weakness: If you are looking for in-depth treatment on exegetical controversies, such as the meaning of Galatians 3:28 within modern egalitarian vs.

complementarian arguments about gender roles in family and church leadership, then this is not the book for you. That is outside the scope and focus of this book, although Keller has certainly written about his views on those maters in other places, as has his wife Kathy Keller (see their book The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God).

Conclusion: In my opinion, Keller has yet to write a book that is not worth owning and reading over and over again. I have been quoting from this one on my blog for the past week, and expect to post more quotes.

There are so many powerful sentences in this book that I have made multiple underlinings on almost every page of my copy. I expect to read this book over and over, and it will be a major resource the next time I teach from Galatians.

I highly recommend the book.

Review written for ‘Galatians For You’: I have been listening to Tim Keller sermons for two years. I am so encouraged by the way he makes every aspect of the Bible personal AND hope filled. This book on Galatians is no exception.

Keller makes it clear that the gospel is not just for that unconverted person who needs to find Jesus, but rather the gospel is for every Christian, every day. The good news that we are so broken and sinful AND so loved by Christ- a complete package.

Galatians is all about Paul telling the Christians that the gospel is sufficient; that they are distorting the work of Christ when they add dietary laws, circumcision- that by believing they could add to Christ work to make it more sufficient is actually to deny the gospel.

Salvation is sheer grace. “If you add anything to Christ as a requirement for acceptance with God- if you start to say: To be saved I need the grace of Christ plus something else- you completely reverse the “order” of the gospel.

God accepts us and then we follow Him. ” “To change the gospel the tiniest bit is to lose it so completely that the new teaching has no right to be called a ‘gospel. ‘” Paul sets about in Galatians to remind all the Christians that the gospel alone is sufficient.

If you have read Tim Keller’s other books or heard his sermons, you know that Keller’s desire is that people know their savior, Jesus Christ. Keller writes and speaks with love, giving hope to the sinner.

This study is that same encouragement that comes through in all he writes. This great study on Galatians has ‘Questions for Reflection” at the end of each chapter making it really easy to use with a group.

Review written for ‘Galatians For You’: Any book which helps my heart to delight in God’s marvellous grace has got to be worth me buying. Even moreso when that book takes me into the Bible to discover reasons for such joy; together with the assurance of God’s salvation; the privilege of belonging to Him and the transformative work of His Holy Spirit.

I used it to read through Galatians in my devotions, and hugely benefited from it. The layout of he book aided this by breaking down the comments on each passage into two shorter sections. Commentary on the text was thorough, while engaging throughout with the gospel’s challenge to both the religious and the irreligious, together with the analysis of sin as idolatry.

Sometimes this flowed from the text, other times it was framework alongside the text. Helpful. Stretching. Inspiring. Well written. Highly recommended!.

I find Timothy Keller Romans 1 to 7 a brilliant book. It gives a thorough understanding of Romans and teaches so much. it shows where believers are and their understanding of salvation and how easy it is to live life in a direction where people depend on their own righteousness rather than on the Almighty and that they have lost their way, Romans is fantastic a great teaching letter.

I believe that the book adds to the understanding of Romans which was used for the unification of the churches to help spread Christianity through the roman empire and to civilisation as we know it. The book is better than a study and time should be spent going through it.

Notes should be written to help mediate on its contents Well done Timothy and the good book organisation Keep up the work and the effort.

Excellent study on Romans, really helped me understand the importance of the gospel. Very well written and easy to understand complex issues of scripture.

Review written for ‘Romans 1 – 7 For You’: I found this book very helpful in enhancing my understanding of Romans, especially Keller’s analysis of the words expressing the purpose of suffering in chapter 5.

That part is so good I plan to memorise it!.

I listed this compelling, but not in a good way. It is compelling to even lead away Christians who have some decent understanding of scripture. Keller is very popular these days in the “New Calvinist” movement.

I don’t want to discredit him as a Christian or a theologian but I am not comfortable with the liberties he takes with the parable of the Prodigal Son or the Lost Sons as he defines it. I am suspect of the redefining of “sin” and “hope”–the names of 2 of the chapters in the book.

Definitions that the Church has been fine with for 2000 years. I think this book is a fine example of how well read academic Christians let their compassion for the lost overtake them to the point they are willing to side with the lost’s criticisms of the church and the prodigals of the church and manipulate the scriptures and the meaning to please their itching ears.

Maybe this hits close to home and I am ultra sensitive to it because I noticed and extreme shift in my church after the pastor became enthralled with Keller. Suddenly, sermons seemed to be more about the faults of the church and how they are the reason people don’t come to church and lost people remained lost.

Of course some people in the church can be more compassionate and sensitive, but lost people are lost because they enjoy thedarkness and do not want their evil deeds exposed (John Chapter 3). They are not lost because of the church being a stumbling-block.

a consistent theme in my church and now after reading Keller, I understand why.

Tim Keller, New York Pastor and church planter, in a brief, but blockbuster of a book cuts the ground from under any claim that being Christian is being religious as popularly understood. The Parable of the Prodigal God (Like 15), told for and in the presence of the religious elite highlights two kinds of sinner: the first, the free-wheeling expressive experimentalist, the second, the kind who avoids sin so as to get to God.

Both are are misdirected. In Chapter One Keller discusses the well known phenomenon of people who like Jesus but not the church and concludes that since Jesus’ teaching consistently attracted the irreligious while offending the Bible-believing religious people of his day we all must conclude that since our preaching and living does not have the same effect our churches must be more full of Elder Brother types (religious/moral/rule keepers) than we have thought.

His book is a powerful plea to let the Gospel cut across all our cultures, both religious and secular. Tim Keller is, of course not the first to point out that the title The Prodigal Son for Jesus’ famous parable is not sound, but he is significant for preaching and writing (in an astonishing and disarmingly low key way)so as to connect extreme prodigality or lavish extravagance with the Welcoming Father.

The Fathers’s initiative, embrace and welcome is all inclusive. There is no privileged elite. All sin requires radical repentance (Keller attacks the old liberal idea that there is no need for atonement in the story).

The Gospel of Jesus is not religion or irreligion, morality or immorality, moralism or relativism, conservatism or liberalism. Nor is it something halfway along a spectrum between two poles – It is something else altogether.

(Chpt Redefining Sin) I am an Anglican Minister and when I read this book I immediately organised a 4 week course, sold a pile of these books, people read them eagerly and we had a wonderfully productive time.

Then I saw the website of Redeemer Church and realised thousands of others had done the same.

This book has been such a help to so many people – to help us see our self-righteousness. Christians can be like Pharisees – and be so blind to pride in their lives. I know because I have been there and now I am more aware of it in my life.

Timothy Keller is a very gifted teacher and brings to light the many ways we are deceived into thinking God owes us something – just like the older brother in the story of the prodigal son. Both sons were prodigals but the older son was so prideful that he couldn’t enjoy the love and grace of his father.

The father in the story loved both sons, but as Jesus taught in other places in the gospels, those who repent of their sins love God more. God’s heart is open to the humble but he can’t help the proud because they don’t think they need his help – I will do it myself, thank you! Keller’s book points us to the loving Father whose arms are open to his children who repent, who humble themselves.

He runs to us the moment we turn from our pride and he forgives us and fills us with his love and joy. Keller makes it clear that Jesus died on the cross for our sins and rose again to make it possible for us to know God by paying with his own life’s blood the debt of our rebellion against him and that the only barrier is our pride and our unwillingness to “come to the party” because of our self-centeredness.

It is one of the best book I have ever read!.

We used it in our upper elementary Sunday school class. I think the materials is dense enough to use for teens, but you can also dial it back for upper elementary kids. I like the content and how the questions are asked in the work book along with leaders guide at the back.

I’m recommend it to those who emphasize biblical teaching in their small group.

Romans 1-7 in 7 studies – wow! Tim does a really good job of giving the main points of Paul’s wonderful epistle whilst not getting bogged down in the nitty gritty of theological argument. Enough background is given for the “man-in-the-pew” to appreciate the points Paul is making but maintains the broad thrust of the book.

I have really enjoyed this so far but it is best read with the companion book “Romans1-7 for you” which amplifies points and gives more useful examples.

The study material on the first seven chapters of Romans by Tim Keller is excellent. We use it in our home group and everyone has found the material to be thought-provoking and challenging. I would recommend that material for similar home group setting, or for use on an individual or a one-to-one basis.

The leader’s guide (at the back of the book) gives additional insights which are useful to the leader.

Review written for ‘Galatians For You’: Great fast delivery. Thank you! I bought these for our Home group to study as part of a Church wide study. There are some challenging questions in there that help you think of how these teaching apply to our lives today – just what we all need!.

Wow! This little book is Big on information. Mr Keller brings it all home. He makes it tangible, imaginable, real, and powerful. A great understanding of the Psalm and psalmist. Reminded me of some adages I heard from my great-grand parents.

For example, though spoken in creole translates to, two bleating sheep, where one puts its head, there goes the other”. I loved it and shared copies with fellow Bible school students & prayer partners.

God bless!.

Great book on Psalm 23. Been looking for a book that breaks down and examines what all the Psalm says about the “Good Shepard. ” Very interesting. Have always wanted a detailed breakdown of the Psalm.

Some of it refers to actual places, i. e. Valley of the Shadow of Death. There are two places in Israel that fit this description. Very interesting Psalm, not that the others are not, but it is the most quoted.

This is a teachers treasure chest for a teaching topic.

This is a life changing book. See yourself as Christ leads you to safety, cleans you up, lovingly cares for you and never gives up on you. No wonder we are called sheep, you will see yourself in the sheep in this book.

You will see Christ as the perfect Shepherd. I highly recommend it.

This is a great book! I originally bought it because our Women’s Bible Study class was going to be studying it. When I began reading it, I realized why my sister-in-law had bought it for her whole family.

Then I ordered ten for mine. This book contains the hard truth- the “hard to believe” truth, the gospel, that preachers don’t preach and people shy away from, or even get angry at. Its basis is scripture, the Bible, which teaches us to deny ourselves, pick up our cross- meaning be willing to die for Christ and the cause of sharing his good news, which is foolishness to those who are perishing as the bible says.

It talks about how wretched we are and literally dead in our trespasses and that’s why we need a savior, one who can give us life. It talks about how the road to heaven is hard and narrow as Matthew 7 says and few go there.

We must repent and believe the gospel. It exposes the false teaching that enhances the wide road leading to destruction, the easy to believe message, welcome one, welcome all approach that many pastors and teachers of the bible have decided to pursue, giving many a false hope of false assurance that they will inherit heaven when they die, in spite of their wicked lives and love for themselves.

The message that we just accept Jesus in hearts or pray a prayer, then move on and live our lives in careless non-devotion to God and His commands is heresy. I’ve only read up to chapter 4 so far, but I’m about to start 5 today.

And I am so grateful for this loving message of truth. Many at my church have read it several times and highly recommend it which says a lot to me as a new christian because they truly live the word of God and are not hypocrites as I am used to and once was myself.

Enjoy! And be convicted!.

John lays out the Truth as it is. Easy believism is dangerous because it leads the sinner to believe that if he accepts a list of facts about Christ that he is saved. the demons believe also so what makes the christian different? MacArthur shows that the new birth in Christ is new life, it means transformation.

True saving faith produces a righteous life. If the profession of faith is made with out a new creation resulting from the work of God, then it is profitable for one to question his or her claim of salvation.

Repent and believe the gospel is the biblical call. John is clear to point out that repentance is not taught today. The true picture of conversion is a departure from the bondage to a sin. [ as a natural way of life].

MacArthur , great intelligent Christian – No coincidence that its the year 2021 , 2,201 years since Christ !

This is an exceptionally good book! The one like this, brown cover, is the original which seems to be out of print. They have revised it but if you can find this original, I would buy it. I didn’t realize how dependent sheep are and God considers us his “sheep.

” He’s the One who has to continually care for us, protect us, provide for us and I think we are rarely aware of it. I enjoyed reading this book and got so much out of it. Phillip Keller is an excellent writer.

Interestingly enough, his name is wrong on the front of the book. It’s W. Phillip Keller which is inside the book.