No Other Name

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

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

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🗓️ 17 April 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Christianity was born into a society hostile to its claims. And the claim that was most revolting to that society is also what our society sees as the most repugnant: the shocking claim that salvation is found in no one else. It’s critical to realize this claim was as implausible in the Greco-Roman world as it is in ours. The Roman Empire was every bit as religiously pluralistic as our society, if not more. If they were as revolted as we were, why did so many believe it? Acts 4 shows us four important things: 1) the claim was an implication, not arrogation, 2) the claim is no more exclusive than the claim of religious relativism, 3) this exclusive claim led to a transformation of identity, and 4) this exclusive claim led to the most inclusive human community the world had ever seen. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on October 26, 2003. Series: The Necessity of Belief. Scripture: Acts 4:8-14, 31-37. 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 on Life.
0:05.0	We live in a culture today where there are competing world views about what the purpose of life is, what truth is, and how we can determine what's right and what's wrong.
0:16.0	In such an environment, it can be challenging to decide what and whom to believe.
0:20.9	Join us today, as Tim Keller teaches, on how the Bible can help us navigate the
0:25.0	complexities of our cultural moment. Thank you for joining us.
0:31.0	Tonight's reading is from Acts chapter 4 verses 8 through 14 and then
0:39.0	verses 31 through 37. Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them,
0:47.0	rulers and elders of the people,
0:50.0	if we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a cripple and are asked how he was healed,
0:57.0	then know this, you and all the people of Israel.
1:00.0	It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, but whom God raised from the dead,
1:07.0	that this man stands before you healed.
1:10.0	He is the stone you builders rejected, which has become the capstone.
1:15.0	Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.
1:25.9	When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled ordinary
1:30.4	men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.
1:36.2	But since they could see the man who had been healed standing there with them, there was nothing
1:41.0	they could say.
1:48.0	After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. All the believers were in one heart and mind.
1:57.2	No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they
2:02.0	had.
2:03.0	With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus,
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