Mocking Jesus

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

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

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🗓️ 24 March 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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In the first half of the crucifixion account, there’s a theme. That theme is the fact that Jesus is mocked, insulted, jeered at, laughed at, humiliated, and shamed. The soldiers are jeering at him, spitting on him. He is stripped naked and crucified naked. The passersby are insulting him. The religious leaders are mocking him. And at the very end, even the thieves on the crosses beside him are making fun of him, insulting him. Jesus didn’t only get killed on the cross—he also got shamed and humiliated. This is important because it teaches us three things: 1) the mocking tells us about our own hearts, 2) the mocking reveals Jesus’ heart, and 3) if we let it, the mocking can change our hearts so ours become like his. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on March 18, 2007. Series: King's Cross: The Gospel of Mark, Part 2: The Journey to the Cross. Scripture: Mark 15:16-32. 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 and Life. Many religious teachers sought to live as good examples. Only
0:12.0	Jesus explicitly stated that his purpose was to die. Today on Gospel and Life, Tim Keller
0:17.8	is teaching through Mark's account of Jesus' final days and ultimate death on the cross
0:23.0	and how that can change us from the inside out.
0:27.0	The Scripture is found on page 8 of Ebulletin. He will be reading Mark chapter 15 verses 16 through 32.
0:34.0	The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace, that is the preritorium, and called together
0:41.1	the whole company of soldiers. They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown
0:46.5	of thorns, and set it on him. And they began to call out to him, hail King of the Jews.
0:53.4	Again and again, they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Following on
0:58.5	their knees, they paid homage to him, and when they had mocked him, they took off the purple
1:03.1	robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.
1:10.0	A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his
1:15.9	way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross. They brought Jesus to the
1:21.9	place called Galgotha, which means the place of the skull. Then they offered him wine, mixed
1:27.1	with mure, but he did not take it. And they crucified him.
1:32.9	Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get. It was a third hour
1:38.3	when they crucified him. The written notice of the charge against him read, the King of the
1:44.3	Jews. They crucified two robbers with him, one on his right, and one on his left. Those
1:51.2	who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, so you who are going
1:57.8	to destroy the temple and build it in three days, come down from the cross and save yourself.
2:04.2	In the same way, the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves.
2:09.5	He saved others, they said, but he cannot save himself. Let this Christ, this King of Israel,
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