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Pike: I'm starting seminary next month. biggest piece of advice you can give me?<\/p>\n
Keller: Always ask the, \"So what?\"--question. When studying we can forget \"the WHY we are\" question.<\/p>\n
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Nelson: how come you don't like\/pay attention to sports?<\/p>\n
Keller: It often takes too much time.<\/p>\n
[A \"nice\" way of saying, it's a waste of time].<\/p>\n
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Andlovec: what drew you to Presbyterianism, as opposed to CRC\/RCA, Anglicanism, etc...?<\/p>\n
Keller: Roger Nicole's stuff on infant baptism help start it, but Kathy was there first.<\/p>\n
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Galiardo: if you could recommend one book this year, what would it be?<\/p>\n
Keller: Words of Life by Timothy Ward is a great book on Scripture I read recently.<\/p>\n
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Noe: favorite puritan?<\/p>\n
Keller: That's easy, John Owens because Jonathan Edwards is not technically a Puritan.<\/p>\n
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Noe: favorite Lewis book?<\/p>\n
Keller: Another easy one: Mere Christianity.<\/p>\n
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Rischmuller: What is your opinion of \"praying in tongues\"?<\/p>\n
Keller: I like Don Carson's book \"Showing the Spirit\" on this one. Balanced, thoughtful, and rooted in Scripture.<\/p>\n
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Finch: should infant baptism be an issue that ends a dating relationship?<\/p>\n
Keller: You shouldn't marry someone who will not happily go to the same church with you.<\/p>\n
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Poblete: Most influential book on pastoring?<\/p>\n
Keller: Charles Bridges \"The Christian Ministry\" and Richard Baxter's \"The Reformed Pastor\" and William Still's book on pastoring<\/p>\n
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Lingafelt: What is your favorite movie?<\/p>\n
Keller: The Black Stallion<\/p>\n
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Eventides: What advice, counsel, or scripture would you give to a new father struggling with anger?<\/p>\n
Keller: Get help in discovering what idols are at the root of your anger.<\/p>\n
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Russell: fav commentary series for the NT?<\/p>\n
Keller: Pillar and Bible Speaks Today Series.<\/p>\n
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Stead: what brings you the most joy in ministry??<\/p>\n
Keller: Conversions.<\/p>\n
My answer too.<\/p>\n
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Burdeaux: ministry ever hurt so bad you thought your heart couldn't take anymore?<\/p>\n
Keller: Of course.<\/p>\n
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Poblete: One mistake you witness church planters making more frequently than others?<\/p>\n
Keller: Concentration on superficialities-such as vibe or look.<\/p>\n
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Moore: I've listened to your sermon on Gods love for cities. How do you feel about rural ministry?<\/p>\n
Keller: I think its important. See my article \"The Country Parson\" from 2009.<\/p>\n
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Deighton: Can a person be a Christian without being a member of a church?<\/p>\n
Keller: Yes, but you are not an obedient Christian if u are not a member of a church. You can't obey Heb 13:17 without membership.<\/p>\n
Membership is overrated, I do see the all churches of God as my church, and thus, submit to their leaders. However, I am not against membership and its package (comply with local rules).<\/p>\n
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Lockhart: Confused while trying to see story of Jesus\/Gospel while reading 1&2 Chronicles. Can you help?<\/p>\n
Keller: See Michael Wilcock on 1&2 Chronicles.<\/p>\n
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Shidler: Your process to teaching someone how to pray?<\/p>\n
Keller: I have a book coming out in Nov. on prayer and it's my effort to teach people how to pray more fruitfully.<\/p>\n
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Horn: Calvinism or Arminianism?<\/p>\n
Keller: Calvinism. You must have known I would say that? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
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Matthew: advice for someone who wants to be a future theology teacher?<\/p>\n
Keller: Get some pastoral experience as well as a great academic degree.<\/p>\n
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Crane: Are there any books you would recommend to someone who is grieving? My friends just lost a child at 6months old.<\/p>\n
Keller: Books are hard with those who are grieving, but try to find Elisabeth Elliot's book \"A Path Through Suffering.\"<\/p>\n
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Morgan: Tips for raising a family in the city?<\/p>\n
Keller: My wife Kathy has written on \"Why the City is a wonderful place to raise children.\" It is very good.<\/p>\n
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Mckinney: What would you say is the MAIN difference between teaching and preaching?<\/p>\n
Keller: The goal. The goal of teaching is inform the mind, maybe warm the heart, but preaching is worship.<\/p>\n
I'm with Pak Tong on this...preaching is like child labor, teaching is cultivating, etc. Neither of Keller's goals deal with personal relationship, which is an issue.<\/p>\n
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Cook: What would you say is the primary purpose of apologetics?<\/p>\n
Keller: To clear the way for evangelism.<\/p>\n
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Etherington: Is the Problem of Evil the biggest objection to faith people have today?<\/p>\n
Keller: It is still in the top 2. The other one is the charge of narrowness and bigotry, but that has many forms.<\/p>\n
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Furney: Would you care to mention one of your failings that we might find encouraging? Many thank yous.<\/p>\n
Keller: Not one-I have struggled with sins of all types-not enough love, not enough faith, not enough hope, self-pity, selfishness, more<\/p>\n
I'd add \"It's not right to use others' flaws as encouragement.\" Sounds harsh, but it must be heard.<\/p>\n
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Reedy: Why did God create people. Did His own great value compel Him with an irresistible enthusiasm to share Himself?<\/p>\n
Keller: Read Edwards \"Concerning the End for which God created the World.\"<\/p>\n
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Dagenais: What's one piece of advice you would tell your younger self, or something you wished you knew then that you know now about The Lord?<\/p>\n
Keller: I would tell him that prayer is way more important than he thinks.<\/p>\n
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Ward: recommend any bible reading plans?<\/p>\n
Keller: I like to use M'Cheyne's first three columns. That takes you through the Bible once in a year, three chapters a day.<\/p>\n
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Ligon: Why are so many of our fellow Reformed believers so bitter\/angry?<\/p>\n
Keller: In fairness, those opposing Reformed theology seem pretty bitter and angry too. It may be \"the age\" and the internet.<\/p>\n
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White: Whats your favourite book this year?<\/p>\n
Keller: Charles Taylor's A Secular Age.<\/p>\n
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Morcos: Can you please recoomend books on 1-Sin in believer's life 2-Spiritual discipline<\/p>\n
Keller: 1-Owen On Mortification. 2-Owen on Spiritual Mindedness. These are not easy reads.<\/p>\n
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Noble: Serious question: Have you read Keller: Yes, It's a very subtle and sophisticated critique of secularism. Christians need it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hopkins: what was your favorite Theological class? Undergrad or Grad<\/p>\n Keller: Meredith Kline's class on Old Testament theology.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Baker: How much does your wife influence how you think, prep, and preach?<\/p>\n Keller: Enormously. More than any living person.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Schniepp: What's the first step you take when you begin writing a new book?<\/p>\n Keller: I read a lot of other books on the subject.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kramer: An open endorser of BioLogos would almost certainly be outside the theological bounds of TGC. Why do you get a pass?<\/p>\n Keller: theological statement is on the website and council members are free to believe in an Old Earth.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hubbard: (this is real question) point me to a good understanding of \"women will be saved through childbearing\"?<\/p>\n Keller: Many theories-one good one is Paul is thinking of Eve in Gen and the promise that the Savior will come through her offspring<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kim: And where do you get your news from?<\/p>\n Keller: NYT, WSJ, New Republic, Atlantic, and my sons.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tati: What is most important when choosing someone to marry?<\/p>\n Keller: Besides being of the same faith, it would be someone who can forgive and repent regularly.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Breen: biggest problem you see in modern evangelism efforts?<\/p>\n Keller: Talking past each other<\/strong> is happening more and more as we have less and less common ground<\/strong> to stand on.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Smith: What is your opinion of street evangelism? Can it work? Is it a helpful alternative \/ addition to relational mission?<\/p>\n myself: Was this one answered? I would like to know the answer to that as well<\/p>\n Keller: It was answered. Depends on context and demographic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some interesting views: Pike: I'm starting seminary next month. biggest piece of advice you can give me? Keller: Always ask the, \"So what?\"--question. When studying we can forget \"the WHY we are\" question. Nelson: how come you don't like\/pay … Continue reading @<\/s>james_ka_smith<\/b><\/a>'s How (Not) to Be Secular? If so, any thoughts?<\/p>\n