Praying Our Doubts

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

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

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🗓️ 25 November 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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The anger, the fear, the hostility, the rawness, the white heat of the emotions expressed in the Psalms really just disturb people today. You look at it, and you say, “What is that doing in the Bible?” The answer is the psalmists are not discussing feelings, and they’re not expressing feelings. They’re praying their feelings. They’re processing their feelings in the presence of God. What we’re going to look at today is doubt. Doubt always masquerades as more intellectual than it is, but doubt is a condition of the soul and the heart. And in Psalm 73, here’s a person filled with doubts, struggling with doubts about God and about faith. Let’s see 1) what’s the condition, 2) what’s the cause of the condition, and 3) what’s the cure for the condition. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on February 20, 2000. Series: Psalms – The Songs of Jesus. Scripture: Psalm 73:1-3; 12-26. 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 in Life.
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0:25.4	Now, here's today's teaching from Tim Keller.
0:34.7	I'm going to read from Psalm 73.
0:41.3	The beginning and the end of it is printed in your bulletin. Psalm 73, 1 to 3 and 12 to 26 is what I'll read.
0:49.3	Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost slipped.
1:00.3	I had nearly lost my foothold, for I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
1:06.3	This is what the wicked are like, always carefree. They increase in wealth. Surely in vain have I
1:12.7	kept my heart pure. In vain have I washed my hands in innocence. All day long I have been plagued.
1:19.2	I have been punished every morning. If I had said I will speak thus, I would have betrayed your
1:23.9	children. When I try to understand all this, it was oppressive to me.
1:29.2	Till I entered the sanctuary of God, then I understood their final destiny. Surely you
1:34.5	place them on slippery ground. You cast them down to ruin. How suddenly are they destroyed,
1:40.0	completely swept away by terrors. As a dream when one awake, so when you arise, O Lord, you will
1:45.7	despise them as fantasies. When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered, I was senseless
1:51.2	and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you. Yet, I am always with you. You hold me by my right
1:58.8	hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into
2:02.5	glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire beside you. My flesh and my heart
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