Strangeness and the Order of God

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

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

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🗓️ 8 January 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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The appeal of legalism—of multiplying more and more rules—is so we don’t have to think. We want a rule to cover every situation. We don’t want to have to actually think out the implications. But you know what? No matter how much you multiply rules, you’ll never cover all of the situations. It just doesn’t work. You need wisdom. Wisdom is being in touch with and understanding reality. What does it mean to be in touch with reality? In these passages in Proverbs and Revelation we’re taught 1) the persistence of reality, 2) the problems with reality, and 3) how it gets healed. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on October 3, 2004. Series: Proverbs: True Wisdom for Living. Scripture: Proverbs 5:16-23; Revelation 21:1-5. 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. There are lots of things the Bible is pretty clear about.
0:07.0	Don't steal, for instance, or don't commit adultery. But no single Bible verse will tell you exactly whom to marry, which job to take,
0:16.1	whether to move or stay put.
0:18.3	We need God's wisdom to make good decisions in every part of our lives.
0:22.6	Join us today as Tim Keller explores
0:24.7	how we can cultivate wisdom with God
0:26.7	at the center of all life's choices.
0:38.9	We'll be reading Proverbs chapter 5 verses 16 through 23 followed by revelation chapter 21 verses 1 through 5.
0:46.0	Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water on the public squares?
0:50.0	Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.
0:53.7	May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.
0:58.4	A loving dough, a graceful deer, may her breasts satisfy you always
1:05.1	may you ever be captivated by her love
1:08.2	why be captivated my son by a strange woman
1:11.4	why embrace the bosom of another man's wife? For a man's ways are in full
1:17.0	view of the Lord and he examines all his paths. The evil deeds of a wicked man ensnare him, the cords of his sin hold him fast.
1:27.0	He will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.
1:34.4	Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth,
1:37.2	for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away,
1:40.9	and there was no longer any sea. I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down
1:47.0	out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying,
1:55.0	Now the dwelling of God is with men,
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