Knowing Good

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

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

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🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

We all have very strong moral convictions about what we think is right and wrong. And in a pluralistic society, we need to find ways of sharing our beliefs and being honest about who we are in a way that’s respectful and promotes peace. One of the ways we can make for a more civil conversation is to ask a more fundamental question: Where do you get your moral convictions? How do you determine what is right and wrong? There’s almost no place I know that has a more interesting answer to this question than Romans 2. It tells us three things: 1) no one can succeed in being a relativist, 2) no one can really succeed in being a moralist, and therefore, 3) this is our only hope. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on October 27, 2013. Series: A Public Faith. Scripture: Romans 2:12-29. 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.
0:05.0	When someone you know is contemplating life's deepest questions, who am I?
0:09.5	What's wrong with the world?
0:11.2	What can truly make me whole?
0:12.8	Jesus doesn't just give us answers.
0:15.4	He gives us himself.
0:16.9	In this month's podcast, Tim Keller looks at how we can share the hope we have in Christ as the
0:22.0	answer to a person's search for meaning and purpose. As you may know, August is Go and Share
0:27.5	Month at Gospel in Life, and we've curated a wide range of free resources to help you take
0:32.9	simple steps to share the gospel with someone God has put in your life. You can access these resources at gospelonlife.com slash share.
0:40.9	We believe God uses small acts to do great things, and we're inviting you to do simple, small
0:46.9	acts to go and share the gospel this month, because the gospel changes everything.
0:58.8	Thank you. gospel changes everything. The scripture reading is taken from Romans chapter 2, verses 12 through 29.
1:06.3	All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law
1:13.7	will be judged by the law, for it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God's sight,
1:20.1	but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous.
1:24.7	Indeed, when Gentiles who do not have the law do by nature things required by the law,
1:30.7	they are law from themselves, even though they do not have the law. They show that the requirements
1:37.6	of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts
1:43.4	sometimes accusing them and at other
1:45.5	times even defending them. This will take place on the day when God judges people's secrets
1:52.2	through Jesus Christ, as my gospel declares. Now you, if you call yourself a Jew, if you rely on the
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