Who Is the Spirit?

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

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

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🗓️ 24 November 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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We’re looking at what the Bible teaches about the Holy Spirit. My impression is there are an awful lot of churches in the world that talk about nothing but spiritual experience, and there are an awful lot of churches that are absolutely afraid of the subject and talk only about truth and knowing the right things. I think the remedy for that imbalance is the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, because the deeper you get into it, the more you realize Spirit and truth go together. Let’s look now at what John 14 tells us about 1) who the Holy Spirit is, 2) what the Holy Spirit does, and 3) how you can receive what he gives. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on July 4, 2010. Series: The Holy Spirit. Scripture: John 14:16-26. 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 and Life.
0:05.9	Who is the Holy Spirit?
0:07.9	And why is the Spirit's work so vital to the Christian life?
0:11.3	The Bible tells us the Holy Spirit is not just a vague force,
0:14.9	but a person who works in the lives of Christians in profound ways.
0:18.9	Today, Tim Keller is exploring how the Spirit calls us to faith, unites us together,
0:23.7	equips us with gifts, and shapes us to be more like Christ.
0:34.1	The scripture reading this morning comes from John's Gospel chapter 14 versus 16 through 26.
0:41.7	And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another counselor to be with you forever,
0:46.5	the spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him because it neither sees him nor knows him,
0:52.3	but you know him, for he lives with you and will be
0:55.8	in you. I will not leave you as orphans. I will come to you. Before long, the world will not see me
1:02.3	anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. On that day you will realize
1:09.5	that I am in my father, and you are in me, and I am in you.
1:14.7	Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be
1:20.4	loved by my father, and I too will love him and show myself to him. Then Judas, not Judas Iscariot,
1:26.6	said, But Lord, why do you intend to show yourself
1:29.3	to us and not to the world? Jesus replied, If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching.
1:36.3	My father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. He who does not love me
1:43.3	will not obey my teaching.
1:44.9	These words you hear are not my own.
1:46.8	They belong to the Father who sent me.
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