Mercy, Not Sacrifice

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

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

4.8 • 15K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Jesus tells us that to become a Christian, there has to be a smashing. Christianity is new wine: it ferments, it swells, it’s organically and chemically active, and it will smash the old, inflexible wineskins. Jesus teaches that there’s an old way that everybody, religious or not, operates under. You will not be a Christian until all your old foundations, your whole approach to yourself and God, are utterly smashed. You must be called away from mere religion. What’s the difference between religion and Christianity? In Matthew 9, we see 1) what religion is, 2) how Jesus smashes it, and 3) a few tests by which we can judge whether we’ve moved away from religion. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on September 17, 1995. Series: Matthew 9. Scripture: Matthew 9:9-17. 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	Is it possible to know who the real Jesus is? Today Tim Keller is teaching about
0:08.0	the authentic Jesus of the Bible, not the Jesus who is a projection of our own desires and biases, but the real surprising Jesus who changes a person from the inside out.
0:19.0	After you listen, we'd appreciate it if you would take a few moments to rate and review the podcast.
0:24.0	When you do, you'll be encouraging others to listen so they can discover the real Jesus,
0:29.0	because the gospel changes everything.
0:31.7	Now here's today's teaching from Dr. Keller.
0:34.1	The teaching tonight is based on the passage that is printed in your bulletin and it's Matthew Chapter 9.
0:47.0	It's written out, so if you turn to it with me, I'll read it.
0:55.0	As we're beginning this fall, we're looking for three weeks, last week, this week, and next week,
1:01.0	at this passage, which tells us how Matthew, one of the 12
1:07.0	apostles, became a Christian. Let me read it to you. As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector's booth.
1:17.0	Follow me, he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.
1:21.0	While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew's house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples.
1:28.0	And when the Pharisee saw this, they asked his disciples,
1:31.0	Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?
1:35.4	On hearing this, Jesus said, it's not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
1:40.8	But go and learn what this means. I desire mercy, not sacrifice, for I have not come to call the righteous but sinners.
1:48.0	Then John's disciples came and asked him, how is it that we and the Pharisees fast but your disciples do not fast?
1:55.4	And Jesus said, how can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them?
1:59.2	The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them and then they will fast.
2:03.9	No one sows a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from
2:08.5	the garment, making the tear worse.
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