The New Self

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

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

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🗓️ 25 September 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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We all want to change. I don’t know anybody who doesn’t say, “I really need to change.” And one of the greatest things about Christianity is Christianity gives you the resources to change. Jesus Christ was born into this world to give us second birth. The idea of being born again means radical change. Often we don’t quite know how change actually happens. But Ephesians 4 gives four concrete principles for how the gospel helps us change. What does change mean to Christians? It means you have to 1) make a decision, and 2) change from the inside. And you do that by 3) transforming your thinking, and 4) being captivated by him. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on December 12, 2011. Series: A Study of Ephesians: Who is the Church? Scripture: Ephesians 4:17–24. 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 we look at the Christian Church today, it's easy to see that there is polarization and disagreement between various groups and denominations.
0:13.0	Yet as Christians, we know the Bible calls us to unity.
0:17.0	How can the gospel bring us together?
0:19.0	Join us as Tim Keller preaches
0:21.0	through the Book of Ephesians, which is all about the church, and how Christians
0:25.2	can experience deep unity across divisive issues. The scripture reading is from Ephesians chapter 4 verses 17 through 24.
0:42.0	So I tell you this and insist on it in the Lord that you must no longer live as the
0:46.9	Gentiles do in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding
0:52.4	and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to their hardening of their hearts.
0:59.0	Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every
1:06.3	kind of impurity with the continual lust for more.
1:11.1	You however did not come to know Christ that way.
1:14.0	Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus.
1:20.0	You were taught with regard to your former way of life to put off your old self which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires, to be made new in the attitude of your minds and to put on the new self created to be like
1:36.0	God in true righteousness and holiness. This is God's word.
1:42.0	The subject of Christmas has got an infinite number of aspects when it comes to Christian teaching.
1:49.6	I'm only going to talk about one of them tonight. It's an aspect that comes out in that famous
1:54.4	Carol, Hym, Hark the Herald Angels, sing. And there, Charles Wesley, has a sing, I forget
2:02.2	if it's which verse it is there's a line that goes
2:06.0	Born to raise us from the earth
2:09.0	Born to give us second birth so Jesus Christ was born into this world. Why? Just so we could
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