Sermon
Blessed Self-Forgetfulness
By Tim Keller
Sermon
With a Politician
Tim Keller | February 23, 1997
Overview
At the end of Jesus’ life, the religious leaders want him executed. But the Romans have all the political power. So they bring Jesus to the Roman politicians, saying he’s a threat, and the question is put directly to Jesus by Pilate: What are your politics, Jesus?
I always found Jesus’ answer maddeningly ambiguous, but today I can say it is beautifully, profoundly, deliberately ambiguous. Jesus is not just playing hard to get; he is trying to bring us to the truth.
So let’s look at 1) what this tremendously ambiguous answer is, 2) how Jesus is not political, and 3) how Jesus is political.
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Putting Our Hope in the One True God
In Tim Keller’s book Counterfeit Gods you’ll read how the Bible reveals the truth about idols and how they can take the place of God in our hearts. The book ultimately shows us that only the one true God of the Bible can satisfy our longings and fulfill our hopes.
