The Sickness Unto Death

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

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

4.8 • 15K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In a fragmented culture like ours, identity formation is a challenge. We decide our own goals and standards, and we get our sense of worth from whether we can achieve them. Jeremiah shows us that there’s something profoundly disordered and sick about the way in which we form our identities. In a traditional culture, where identities and roles are assigned, it might be hard to recognize this. But in our culture, where we’re actively aware of identity formation, we can better see what Jeremiah means. Jeremiah shows us 1) how identities are formed, 2) why our identities are sick, 3) a glimpse of a cured identity, and 4) the medicine that can cure it. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on September 14, 2003. Series: The Necessity of Belief. Scripture: Jeremiah 9:21-26. 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 and Life.
0:05.0	We live in a culture today where there are competing world views about what the purpose of life is,
0:11.0	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	The scriptures found in Jeremiah 9 verses,
0:35.0	21 through 26.
0:39.0	Death has climbed in through our windows
0:41.0	and has entered our fortresses. It has cut off the children
0:44.9	from the streets and the young men from the public squares. Say, this is what the Lord declares.
0:52.4	The dead bodies of men will lie like refuse on the open field,
0:56.0	like cut grain behind the Reaper, with no one to gather them.
1:00.0	This is what the Lord says,
1:02.0	Let not the wise man boast of his This is what the Lord says.
1:03.0	Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom,
1:05.8	or the strong man boast of his strength,
1:08.1	or the rich man boast of his riches.
1:10.8	But let him who boast, boast about this, that he understands and knows me that I am the Lord
1:17.7	who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on the Earth. For in these I delight, declares the Lord.
1:26.0	The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will punish all those who are circumcised only
1:31.1	in the flesh, Egypt, Judah, Edam, Amnon, Moab, and all who live in the desert in
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