The Temptation of Beauty

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

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

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🗓️ 15 January 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In order to be wise, we have to learn how to understand and manage the power of sexuality. Wisdom is not less than being moral and good, but it’s quite a bit more. It’s knowing the right decision to make in the vast majority of life situations that the moral rules don’t address. If we’re going to be wise with regard to sex, we have to know three things: 1) why and how we tend to undervalue sex, 2) why and how we tend, at the same time, to overvalue sex, and 3) how we can solve that. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on October 24, 2004. Series: Proverbs: True Wisdom for Living. Scripture: Proverbs 5:15-19; 11:16, 22; 30:18-20. 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. There are lots of things the Bible is pretty clear about.
0:07.0	Don't steal, for instance, or don't commit adultery. But no single Bible verse will tell you exactly whom to marry, which job to take,
0:16.1	whether to move or stay put.
0:18.3	We need God's wisdom to make good decisions in every part of our lives.
0:22.6	Join us today as Tim Keller explores
0:24.7	how we can cultivate wisdom with God
0:26.7	at the center of all life's choices.
0:41.0	Tonight scripture reading is taken from Proverbs, chapters 5, 11 and 30. Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own system, running water from your own well.
0:46.0	Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares,
0:51.0	let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.
0:56.0	May your fountain be blessed and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving
1:01.4	dough, a graceful dear may her breast satisfy you always may you ever
1:07.0	be captivated by her love beautiful women obtain wealth and violent men get rich.
1:14.8	A woman who is beautiful but lacks discretion is like a gold ring and a pig snout.
1:21.0	There are three things that are too amazing for me.
1:23.0	Four, that I do not understand.
1:25.0	The way of an eagle in the sky,
1:28.0	the way of a snake on a rock,
1:31.0	the way of a ship on the high seas,
1:34.3	and the way of a man with a maiden.
1:37.6	This is the way of an adultress, she eats,
1:40.9	and wipes her mouth, and says says I've done nothing wrong. This is God's word.
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