The Problem of the City

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

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

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🗓️ 20 May 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Everyone points to a different reason for why the city has problems. The futurologists will say, “Technology has doomed the city. We don’t need to live in proximity anymore.” The liberals will say, “Racism has doomed the city.” The conservatives will say, “Big government and taxes have doomed the city.” Many Christians will say, “God has doomed the city for its wickedness.” But what the Bible says about the city is far more optimistic and far more pessimistic than anything you’ll find in the newspapers. It’s far more hopeful and yet far more realistic than any of the defenders or the detractors of the modern city. The Bible teaches 1) that God invented the city, 2) why God invented the city, and 3) that God sends us into the city. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on November 7, 1993. Series: Modern Problems; Ancient Solutions. Scripture: Genesis 11, Proverbs 11. 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	Our culture places so much faith in empirical reason, technology, and personal experience
0:11.0	that it's easy to wonder.
0:13.0	Does something as old as Christianity
0:15.0	have any relevance to the problems of modern life?
0:18.2	This month, Tim Keller invites us
0:20.1	to consider how Christianity is more relevant than ever in offering answers to the deepest
0:25.5	longings of our hearts. You'll see that our scripture readings are a set of verses from different parts of
0:39.6	mainly the Old Testament so we have a little bit of a, today we have a bit of a departure from the
0:46.5	norm. Instead of reading one passage, I'm going to read several passages. So it's a little bit more
0:52.4	of a topical thematic address today.
0:56.0	The verses are all about the city and what God says about the city.
1:03.0	Genesis 11.4 is about that famous place, that famous time when the people who lived
1:09.8	on the plane of Shinar decided they were going to build a tower that reached to the heavens.
1:14.7	And they said, come, let us build ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens
1:20.2	so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth.
1:25.0	Psalm 107 is telling about how when the people of Israel came out of the wilderness, the way God saved them was they cried out to the Lord in their trouble and he delivered them from their distress
1:37.0	He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle
1:41.3	Proverbs 11 10 10 and 11.
1:44.0	When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices.
1:47.0	When the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
1:50.0	Through the blessing of the upright, a city exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
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