The Way to Endurance

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

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

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🗓️ 8 June 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The Bible says that Christians have a unique ability to rejoice in their sufferings. What does it mean to rejoice in your sufferings? This sermon will explore 1) What rejoicing in suffering is not, 2) What rejoicing in suffering is, and 3) How does rejoicing in suffering work? This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on February 20, 1994. Series: The Cross and Your Life. Scripture: Romans 5:1-10. 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	This is Gospel in Life.
0:04.0	What does it mean to have your life shaped by the cross of Jesus Christ?
0:08.0	In today's teaching, Tim Keller looks at what the cross of Christ means for us.
0:12.0	We're going to read today for a scripture on which our teaching is based from Romans 5.
0:19.0	It's in your bulletin.
0:21.0	Same passage, only whereas last week we looked more at the latter part of the passage.
0:26.0	This week we're looking more at the earlier part.
0:29.0	So I'm going to read from Romans 5 verses 1 to 10.
0:34.0	Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
0:41.0	Through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.
0:46.0	And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
0:50.0	Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings.
0:55.0	Because we know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance character and character hope.
1:02.0	And hope does not disappoint us because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.
1:10.0	You see at the right time, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
1:17.0	Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
1:23.0	But God demonstrates His own love for us in this.
1:26.0	While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
1:29.0	Since we've been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through Him?
1:37.0	For if when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more having been reconciled?
1:45.0	Shall we be saved through His life?
1:51.0	This is God's Word.
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