Enoch and The Purpose of Faith

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

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

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🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Enoch is a very mysterious Old Testament figure. God took him right to heaven without him tasting death—because he walked with God. What’s so special about walking with God? In the garden of Eden, in the beginning of time, God took long walks with us every evening. And yet the minute human beings disobeyed God, they couldn’t stand intimacy with infinity anymore. Humans no longer walk with God. But suddenly, in Genesis 5, Enoch shows up and he still walks with God. What? It’s still possible? Yes, it’s possible by faith. Faith. You can do it too. Being a Christian is not about a general belief in God—it’s about walking with God. To walk with God is to 1) walk in peace with him, and to 2) walk in the presence of God. Let’s look at these two aspects and then, 3) look at how these two are drawn together. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on October 9, 1994. Series: The Nature of Faith. Scripture: Hebrews 11:5-7. 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.
0:05.5	While some might think that Christian faith is just a blind leap, a closer look shows us that it requires deep, rational thinking.
0:12.6	Join us all month as Tim Keller preaches on genuine faith, which requires both a deep conviction of the heart and a sound understanding of the mind.
0:31.3	The scripture passage we're going to base our teaching on this morning is found in your
0:36.0	bulletin. It's Hebrews 11,
0:37.6	verses 1 to 7. The question we've been looking at each week is, how can you live a life of power?
0:45.4	And Hebrews 11, that's 11th chapter of this particular New Testament book, tells us that the life
0:52.0	of power is a life of faith.
0:58.2	And the chapter gives us a series of character studies or case studies,
1:06.2	and it shows us in each case how particular persons were able to achieve that kind of life of power and faith.
1:12.1	Now, the one we're going to look at today is this mysterious Old Testament figure, Enoch,
1:18.9	and he is in verse five of the passage, and so I'm only going to read verse five out of this passage from Hebrews 11. Hebrews 11, verse 5. By faith, Enoch was taken from this life
1:28.4	so that he did not experience death
1:30.7	he could not be found
1:32.5	because God had taken him away
1:34.6	for before he was taken
1:36.7	he was commended as one
1:38.9	who pleased God
1:40.7	and that's God's
1:43.5	word
1:43.8	now God. And that's God's word.
1:56.2	Now, if you're a careful student of this passage, you will notice that for the very first time,
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