Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

A Woman, a Slave and a Gentile

Apr 22, 2024

44:09

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Discover the diverse cases of conversion in Acts 16, from the religious Lydia to the oppressed slave girl and the secular jailer. Explore the transformative power of the gospel in different societal contexts and the impact of encounters with grace. Unite individuals across cultural barriers and challenge notions of superiority with the universality of the gospel.

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The gospel transcends cultural and social boundaries, transforming individuals irrespective of their starting point.

Christianity unites people across diverse backgrounds, breaking down barriers of race, ethnicity, and social status.

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The Gospel for Everyone

The podcast explores how the gospel is for everyone, regardless of social status or background. Analyzing the accounts of Lydia, the slave girl, and the jailer, it emphasizes that Christianity transcends cultural and social boundaries. It highlights that the gospel has the power to transform individuals, irrespective of their starting point, and it challenges the notion of religious types, emphasizing that the gospel is inclusive and transformative.

Introduction

3min

Transformation through Encounter with the Gospel

19min

Exploring the Transformative Impact of the Gospel on Church's Position and Social Justice

3min

Transformative Encounters and Overcoming Evil with Good

10min

The Universality of the Gospel

7min

Balancing Challenge and Adaptation with Jesus

2min

Christianity was born into a culture that was every bit as resistant and unsympathetic to its claims as ours is. So how did its message come into the lives of people and actually change them?

In Acts, we have more case studies of conversion than anywhere else in the Bible. And in this passage, Luke chooses three to show us both how incredibly different and yet how incredibly similar Christian conversions can be.

What does it mean to be a Christian, and how do you become a Christian? 1) Lydia is a case of the gospel for the religious, 2) the slave girl is a case of the gospel for the oppressed, and 3) the jailer is a case of the gospel for the secular.

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on November 9, 2003. Series: The Necessity of Belief. Scripture: Acts 16:13-34.

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