Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life The Battle For the Will
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Feb 23, 2026 A sermon on inner transformation and what real holiness looks like in mind, heart, and will. Reflections on human capacity for evil and the need to face ourselves honestly. Discussion of gospel realism: sober about sin yet hopeful about redemption. Practical markers of a holy life like generosity, chastity, and forgiveness. The call to let Christ’s costly love reorient our deepest desires.
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Survivor's Shock At Human Capacity
- Yehiel Dinor collapsed when he saw Eichmann because he realized he could do the same evil deeds.
- Timothy Keller uses this story to show the Bible's claim that ordinary people are capable of great evil.
Gospel: Deep Pessimism, Greater Hope
- Keller defines the gospel as extreme pessimism plus even greater optimism combined.
- This sober-minded stance frees Christians to expect disaster yet remain utterly hopeful because of God's promise.
Holiness Reorients The Whole Person
- Being holy reshapes thinking, feeling, and behavior so Christians live on different principles than the world.
- Holiness means mind, heart, and will are wholly reoriented toward God's kingdom values.
