Friendship

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

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

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🗓️ 5 May 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Proverbs says you’re not going to be a wise person unless you’re great at choosing, forging, and keeping terrific friendships. For the vast majority of your decisions, there will be many options that are all moral. Wisdom is being so in touch with reality that you know the right thing to do in the situations moral rules don’t address. And Proverbs says you will not lead a wise life unless you are really good at friendships. If we look at various verses in Proverbs, we can learn 1) the uniqueness of friendship, 2) how to discover a friend, 3) how to forge or build a friendship, and 4) where we get the power for friendship. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on May 29, 2005. Series: Proverbs: True Wisdom for Living. Scripture: Proverbs 17:17; 18:24; 25:17, 20; 26:18, 19; 27:5, 6, 9, 14, 17; 28:23; 29:5. 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	Welcome to Gospel in Life.
0:05.1	This month, we've selected a special set of sermons and talks from across the years that Tim Keller preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church.
0:13.5	This month's messages highlight themes like rest, idolatry, and integrating our faith with our work.
0:19.2	Each one rooted in the truth that the gospel truly changes everything.
0:30.4	The scripture is from the book of Proverbs.
0:34.2	A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
0:40.2	A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
0:48.3	Seldom set foot in your neighbor's house. Too much of you, and he will hate you.
0:54.0	Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day or like vinegar poured on soda is one who sings
1:00.2	songs to a heavy heart.
1:02.8	Like a madman shooting firebrands or deadly arrows is a man who deceives his neighbor and says,
1:10.4	I was only joking. Better is open rebuke than
1:14.7	hidden love. Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses. Perfume and
1:24.4	incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel.
1:32.4	If a man loudly blesses his neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.
1:40.6	As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpensens another he who rebukes a man will in the end gain more favor than he who has a flattering tongue
1:53.7	whoever flatters his neighbor is spreading a net for his feet. This is God's word.
2:03.7	We're looking some more at the subject of wisdom in the book of Proverbs. In the Bible,
2:09.2	wisdom is certainly not less than being moral and good, but it's much more. It's being so in touch with reality that you know what is
2:22.2	the right thing to do in the vast majority of the situations that the moral rules don't apply to.
2:27.6	The vast majority of your choices, your decisions, you'll have a whole lot of different
2:31.8	choices in front of you. In most cases, no matter what
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