![]() Jesus addresses a crowd with some things he wants them to hear, but he also gives them some things he wants them to overhear. Series: Stewardship, Generosity and Money. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on November 23, 1997. Jesus teaches us 1) that money makes us deeply anxious, 2) why money makes us deeply anxious, and then 3) how to break the power of money. He goes underneath and says, “Let me show you why. Jesus comes to us and says, “Stop it!” But he’s a surgeon, not a sergeant. We are in the grips of anxiety about money, about what we will eat, about what we will drink, where we will live, whether we can make the rent. Series: Proverbs: True Wisdom for Living. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on September 12, 2004. And this passage shows us 1) the importance of wisdom, 2) the definition of wisdom, 3) the problem of wisdom, and 4) a clue to its solution. It’s wisdom.įor wisdom, there’s no better place than to go to the book of Proverbs. It’s not identical to knowledge, and it’s not identical even to moral goodness. If you’re going to avoid making an absolute mess of your life, you need something we hardly talk about today. ![]() Partly because of that, I think they saw something we have a harder time seeing: that moral standards, as important as they are, don’t actually address most of the situations we face. Scripture: Proverbs 3:1-12 30:1-4.Īncient societies usually had more consensus about morality. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on September 19, 2004. How do we get wisdom? Proverbs 3 shows us 1) the path of wisdom, 2) the process of wisdom, and 3) the man off the mountain. Which is the right one? We have decisions to make, and if we don’t make them wisely, we’re going to blow up our lives and the lives of people around us. For most of our decisions, there are four or five different options, and they’re all moral. Wisdom is knowing the right thing to do in the 80 percent of life situations to which the moral rules don’t apply. It’s not good enough to be a person of vision, a person of high principle, a person of high moral values. 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 and making a one-time or recurring donation. ![]() ![]() 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. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on September 26, 2004. Proverbs 4 shows us 1) how this character develops, 2), where this character comes from, and 3) how character can be transformed. Wisdom is having the character of mind and heart that enables you to make the right choices. Wisdom is not having a technique for making choices. And yet, you will sink, and the people around you will sink, unless you get wisdom. Most of the situations you face in life aren’t covered by moral rules: “Do I say something, or do I wait? Do I act, or should I be more passive?” The rules don’t cover those things. 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 and making a one-time or recurring donation. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on October 3, 2004. In these passages in Proverbs and Revelation we’re taught 1) the persistence of reality, 2) the problems with reality, and 3) how it gets healed. What does it mean to be in touch with reality? Wisdom is being in touch with and understanding reality. We don’t want to have to actually think out the implications.īut you know what? No matter how much you multiply rules, you’ll never cover all of the situations. The appeal of legalism-of multiplying more and more rules-is so we don’t have to think.
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