(PHOTO:TOGETHER LA/HENNY WONG)
During the closing session of the 3-day Together LA conference, best-selling author and pastor Tim Keller told a crowd of nearly 2,000 people attending that “Christianity doesn’t just give you a new identity it gives you a radical way of forming an identity.” February 28, 2015.
Together L.A., a three day conference featuring close to 50 speakers primarily discussing how churches and ministries can effectively collaborate to show the love of Christ to the city, concluded with best-selling author and pastor Tim Keller speaking about individual identity before 2,000 people in attendance last Saturday.
“Christianity doesn’t just give you a new identity it gives you a radical way of forming an identity,” said Keller, pastor at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, New York. “It gives you a unique, liberating and infinitely better identity than the one the culture is imposing on you right now.”
Throughout the conference, Keller and other speakers discussed practical steps and gave examples of how the Christian community is tackling hard social issues. However, Keller’s closing message was more about how Christians walking in faith can overcome skewed expectations from society.
He added that “our culture thoroughly rejects the idea that we need someone else to name us and give us an identity.”
“When you accept Christ you have the only identity on earth that is received not achieved,” Keller explained. Later, he said, “The only person in the whole universe whose opinion counts is God.”
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SOURCE: The Christian Post
Alex Murashko
