East of Eden

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

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🗓️ 21 October 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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The Western romantic idea of human nature was that we’re inherently good. But the problem is over the last century, we’ve discovered that oppression and evil have not gone away but rather have erupted with ferocity over and over again regardless of social and political arrangements. This has created a crisis for the modern secular person. But the book of Genesis not only accounts for what we see, but also gives us enormous hope that there’s something that can be done about it. Let’s look at what Genesis teaches us about the human condition and the hope for healing through three vivid images: 1) the reaching, 2) the covering, and 3) the sword. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on November 19, 2000. Series: Genesis – The Gospel According to God. Scripture: Genesis 3:20-4:2. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to Gospel in life. Today Tim Keller is preaching through the Book of Genesis,
0:09.0	an ancient book that answers many of the foundational questions we all have.
0:13.0	Why did God make the world?
0:15.0	What is the world for?
0:16.0	And how are we supposed to live in it?
0:18.0	After you listen, we invite you to go online to gospel in life
0:21.0	com and sign up for our email updates. Now here's today's
0:25.3	teaching from Dr. Keller. Let's take a look at our for the third time we're looking at this third
0:37.9	time we're looking at this third chapter of Genesis and I'm going to read from verses 20 to the end and actually
0:46.4	into chapter 4.
0:49.4	Genesis chapter 3, verse 20 to 4, chapter 4, verse 2.
0:58.4	Adam named his wife Eve because she would become
1:01.8	the mother of all the living.
1:04.0	The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.
1:09.0	And the Lord God said,
1:11.0	the man has now become like one of us knowing good and evil. He must not be
1:16.0	allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat and live forever.
1:21.4	So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which
1:25.3	he had been taken. After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden,
1:30.0	cherubim, and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
1:36.0	Adam lay with his wife Eve and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain, she said,
1:41.0	with the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man.
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