Who Is the Real Jesus?

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

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

4.8 • 15K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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In this passage from the book of Matthew, John the Baptist is struggling with who Jesus is. Why would John, this great religious figure, be dealing with such difficulty? We learn two things from his struggle: 1) you have to make sure you do not try to understand yourself before you understand Jesus, and 2) you also had better realize that if you reject him you’ll never be able to stop searching for him. As a response, Jesus gives John a straight answer. We learn two more things from Jesus. He says, “You will not know I’m the One until 1) you feel my offensiveness and 2) you see how I welcome the weak. Let’s look a little deeper into this interchange and its burning contemporary relevance for our world today. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on September 8, 1996. Series: The Real Jesus, Part 1: His Teaching. Scripture: Matthew 11:2-6. 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	Do you know the real Jesus?
0:04.3	If you're going to find out whether Jesus is the one to be king of your life, you have
0:08.5	to make sure you understand him first in order to understand who you're meant to be,
0:13.9	and you should know that if you reject him, you'll never be able to stop searching for
0:17.6	him.
0:18.6	Today on Gospel and Life, Tim Keller is looking at the Gospels to show us who the real Jesus
0:23.3	is and what that means for our lives.
0:26.2	After you listen, we'd appreciate it if you'd take a few moments to rate and review the
0:29.7	podcast.
0:30.7	When you do, you'll be encouraging other solicents so they can discover the real Jesus because
0:35.7	the Gospel changes everything.
0:37.8	Now here's today's teaching from Dr. Keller.
0:43.2	Let me read to you the passage on which our teachings base this morning.
0:48.0	Matthew chapter 11 verses 2 through 6.
0:55.3	When John the Baptist heard in prison what Jesus was doing, he sent his disciples to ask
1:04.0	him, are you the one who was to come or should we expect someone else?
1:12.6	And Jesus replied, go back and report to John what you hear and see.
1:18.3	The blind received sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured.
1:24.3	The deaf hear, the dead are raised and the good news is preached to the poor.
1:30.3	Unless it is the man who does not fall away on account of me, as is God's word.
1:39.4	Now this is really a very important question to ask if you're going to understand this
1:49.4	interchange between John the Baptist and Jesus.
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