The Heart of Darkness

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

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

4.8 • 15K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

We’re in a series tracing the storyline of the Bible: what’s wrong with the human race, what God has done about it, and how it’s all going to turn out. We’ve begun to look at Romans 1 through 4, where Paul gives us perhaps the single most comprehensive explanation of what God has done about our problem through Jesus Christ. We turn now to this passage in Romans where Paul actually reflects back on Genesis and what it says is wrong with the human heart. If you look in every human heart, Paul says, you’ll find four things: 1) the knowledge of our God, 2) the manufacturing of our idols, 3) the hardening of our humanity, and 4) the capacity for endless praise. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on February 15, 2009. Series: Bible: The Whole Story - Creation and Fall. Scripture: Romans 1:18-32. 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 in Life.
0:04.3	Many people view the Bible as a series of disconnected stories or morality lessons,
0:09.2	but in reality, the Bible tells one single beautiful story.
0:13.4	What's wrong with the world?
0:14.8	What God has done to put it right in Jesus Christ?
0:17.5	And how history will turn out at the end?
0:20.2	Today we invite you to listen as Tim Keller teaches on the central story of the Bible,
0:25.0	our redemption and restoration.
0:27.5	After you listen, please take a few seconds to rate and review our podcast.
0:31.3	Your review can help others to discover our podcast and experience the hope of the Gospel.
0:36.5	Now here's today's teaching from Dr. Keller.
0:39.6	The scripture reading is taken from Romans chapter 1 verses 18 through 25.
0:46.7	The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the Godlessness and wickedness
0:52.5	of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
0:56.3	It's what may be known about God is plain to them because God has made it plain to them.
1:02.5	For since the creation of the world, God's invisible qualities, his eternal power and divine
1:08.0	nature have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made so that men are without
1:14.9	excuse.
1:16.7	For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but their
1:22.9	thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.
1:28.3	Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal
1:33.8	God for images made to look like mortal men and birds and animals and reptiles.
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