“Then one night in 2006, on a trip to Taiwan, I woke up in what felt like a strange cross between a dream and reality. Jesus came to me and said, “Here I am.” It felt so real. I didn’t know what to make of it. I called my boyfriend, but before I had time to tell him about it, he told me he had been praying the night before and felt we were supposed to break up. So we did. Honestly, while I was upset, I was more traumatized by Jesus visiting me...
...I didn’t know what to do, so I spoke with writer Eric Metaxas, whom I had met through my boyfriend and who had talked with me quite a bit about God. “You need to be in a Bible study,” he said. “And Kathy Keller’s Bible study is the one you need to be in.” I didn’t like the sound of that, but I was desperate...
...I remember walking into the Bible study. I had a knot in my stomach. In my mind, only weirdoes and zealots went to Bible studies. I don’t remember what was said that day. All I know is that when I left, everything had changed.”
If she has had 8 years of following Christ, then she is old enough as a Christian to be responsible for knowing the difference between gross sin and not sin. In truth, most non-Christians do as well. On the issue of homosexuality, which her pastor opposes, the vast majority of humans for thousands of years have thought the truth was obvious.
So no, I won’t wait for her to outgrow this.
It’s not up to you to let her do anything. You should pray for her and let the grace of God do its work.
He has converted many atheists in NYC and for the most part is theologically sound. But his message on homosexuality is watered down because (I think) he is in NYC and doesn't want to chase away potential gay converts (who he expects will give up their homosexual behavior once they become born again).
And like most pastors, he might be a little naive when it comes to the absolute perversion of the gay life-style.
Here an audio of Tim Keller's sermon on Sexuality (which includes a discussion of his approach to homosexuality).
I would like to ask Dr. Keller how he reconciles his belief with the Bible's use of the term "abomination" for homosexuality.