The Hope of Glory

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

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

4.8 • 15K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Historical and sociological scholarship shows the early Christians were remarkably different than their neighbors. Why were the Christians so much more compassionate to the sick? Why were they so much more forgiving to their persecutors? Why were they so much more ethnically inclusive than anyone had ever seen? Were they just ahead of their time? Were they just nicer people? No, it all depended on what they believed their future to be. You might say, “That sounds very good, but how could anybody be certain about the future?” That was what was different. The answer and, therefore, the key to this whole dynamic of Christian hope is the resurrection of Jesus Christ. When the early Christians looked at the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the resurrection 1) gave them certainty of God’s future and 2) described the shape of God’s future. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on April 11, 2004. Series: Living in Hope. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-10; 47-58. 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. The way you live now, your present behavior and character,
0:09.2	is determined in a large part by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
0:13.5	In today's teaching, Tim Keller explores how Christian Hope can transform our present
0:18.3	behavior. After you listen, please take a few seconds to
0:21.4	rate and review our podcast. Your review can help others to discover our podcast and experience
0:27.1	the hope of the Gospel. Now here's today's teaching from Dr. Keller.
0:32.6	The text on which the teaching is based comes from 1 Corinthians chapter 15,
0:37.8	verses 1 through 10, and then verses 47 through 58.
0:44.6	Now brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preach to you, which you received and on which
0:50.8	you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word
0:57.2	I preached to you. Otherwise you have believed in vain. For what I received I passed on to you
1:04.8	as a first importance that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures,
1:10.0	that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the scriptures,
1:15.0	and that he appeared to Peter and then to the 12. After that he appeared to more than 500 of
1:22.2	the brothers at the same time, most of whom were still living, though some had fallen asleep.
1:28.9	Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, and last of all he appeared to me also,
1:34.7	as to one abnormally born. For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called
1:41.2	an apostle because I persecuted the Church of God, but by the grace of God I am what I am,
1:47.4	and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them, yet not I,
1:54.0	but the grace of God that was with me. The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man
2:01.2	from heaven. As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth, and as is the man from heaven,
2:08.7	so also are those who are of heaven. And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man,
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