Knowing God

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

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

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🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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If we’re going to have a truly open society, we have to learn how to be public about our deepest faith beliefs, and yet to do so in a way that’s respectful to others and promotes peace. So how do you talk about God and God’s existence? One way to talk about this with more reflection is not to ask, “Does God exist?” but to ask, “How do you know whether God exists?” I don’t think there’s any more brilliant answer to the question, “How can we know whether God exists?” than in Romans 1. Paul actually gives four answers, all at once. He says, 1) we can know God, 2) we do know God, 3) we don’t know God, and 4) we can truly know God. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on October 20, 2013. Series: A Public Faith. Scripture: Romans 1:16-21. 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. For many of the decisions we have to make in life, moral values
0:08.1	alone can't tell you what choices to make. You may be weighing several options in a decision and they all could be morally allowable.
0:16.0	So how do you choose the right one?
0:18.0	That's where God's wisdom is critical.
0:20.0	Today Tim Keller is speaking about how we can grow in using God's wisdom.
0:25.0	The scripture reading today is taken from various proverbs.
0:34.0	Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.
0:40.0	In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make straight your paths.
0:46.8	The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and the knowledge of the Holy One is
0:52.2	in sight.
0:55.0	By steadfast love and faithfulness,
0:58.0	iniquity is atoned for,
1:00.0	and by the fear of the Lord one turns away from evil.
1:06.7	The fear of the Lord leads to life.
1:09.2	Then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
1:15.0	Who can say, I have made my heart pure?
1:18.2	I am clean from my sin. Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day.
1:28.0	Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
1:35.0	Blessed is the one who fears the Lord always,
1:38.0	but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.
1:45.0	We're looking at the book of Proverbs every week, and that means we're looking at the subject
1:50.6	of wisdom every week, and we've said each week that wisdom
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