With a Troubled Man

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

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

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🗓️ 29 November 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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The real Jesus believed in demons. The real Jesus believed in the devil. Most of us say, “They didn’t understand then what we understand now about diseases and mental illnesses. They attributed them to demons.” But in Matthew 4:24, you see something that explodes that whole idea. In Matthew 4:24, it says they brought all manner of sick people to him, and then they have a list: they say there were demon-possessed people, paralyzed people, and people with madness. Both the gospel writers and Jesus understood there were illnesses that had a demonical base and illnesses that did not. In other words, Jesus did not believe in demon possession out of ignorance, but out of conviction. If you screen that out, you’ll miss important insights for living your life. Mark 5 teaches us at least three things about evil: 1) the power of evil, 2) the patterns of evil, and 3) the pattern for the healing. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on February 2, 1997. Series: The Real Jesus Part 2; His Life. Scripture: Mark 5:1-20. 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	For many of us, trusting Jesus with our lives is challenging.
0:09.0	How can we trust him in light of so much suffering and pain?
0:13.3	How can we know he is the one who will make things right, both in our lives and in the world?
0:19.1	Today on Gospel and Life, Tim Keller continues looking at the Gospels to show us who the real Jesus is and what that means for our lives.
0:27.0	Read with me if you please. Mark 5 versus 1 to 20. They went across the lake to the region of the Garrisines. When Jesus got out of the boat,
0:50.0	a man with an evil spirit came from the tombs to meet him.
0:54.2	This man lived in the tombs and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain.
0:59.8	For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet.
1:06.3	No one was strong enough to subdue him.
1:09.8	Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.
1:18.4	When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. He shouted at the top of his voice,
1:25.0	What do you want with me, Jesus, son of the most high?
1:29.0	Swear to God that you won't torture me.
1:31.0	For Jesus had said to him, come out of this man, you that you won't torture me.
1:32.6	For Jesus had said to him, come out of this man, you evil spirit.
1:36.9	When Jesus asked him, what is your name?
1:40.5	My name is Legion, he replied, for we are many.
1:45.0	And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.
1:50.0	A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside.
1:53.6	The demons begged Jesus, send us among the pigs, allow us to go with them.
1:59.6	He gave them permission and the evil spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd
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