How Sin Makes Us Addicts - Timothy Keller [Sermon]

Tim Keller sermons via Gospel in Life: The definition of sin is when you replace God with something or someone, and the result is an addiction of spirit. There is an attraction at the spiritual level every bit as powerful as sexual attraction at the physical level: You cannot produce your own meaning in life, your own worth, your own security. Spiritually speaking, if it’s not God who is the source of your meaning, then you’re in bed with something else.
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This sermon was preached by Rev. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on February 14, 1999.

[@anthonyetemadi7975]

As a recovering heroine addict I found this sermon very helpful and insightful. If God isn't the center of my life something will be..those words ring true..Mr Kellors sermons are definitely inspired by God

[@fourwinds9947]

Me too! It’s been years for me to understand addiction. TK helped a great deal. Keep moving forward strengthening your faith! Today, I lead a Christian recovery ministry in MI. And became a Deacon in the LCMS. God is so good, all the time!

[@neitherheightnordepth2102]

I hope you’re still doing well in life Tony. We all struggle with something in life and God is faithful, long suffering and forgiving. His spirit seeks us out initially and urges us to turn back to him as we sometimes drift away. Bless you and all others that might see this

[@johnmirabal6617]

Lord give me courage and strength to remember what you have done for me, and to put no other before you. Help me to actively choose to follow my commitment to you and dismiss my inclination to hide behind the excuses, idols disguise as truth. Let me be more like you and the spotless bride you are worthy of, and less like the sinner I am that your son died for.

[@rebeccalee5019]

...and in Jesus’ name we pray, AMEN!!

[@demetriusmiddleton1246]

Why do people pray on KZbin?

[@MrMossie123]

@@demetriusmiddleton1246 because there are many people in the world who feels the same way but can't put it in the same way as John Mirabal did. All we can say is AMEN.

[@helenkebede4026]

@@MrMossie123u stated that perfectly!! Amen to that!!!

[@barbaragraff4829]

Timothy Keller ‘s messages of christianity speak to my heart and mind as no one else ever has. I am so grateful.

[@franciscafazzo3460]

I don’t know that I’ve ever worship the true God so I am trembling right now

[@ginochiavacci1757]

IMO, he must be, hands down, the greatest preacher/sermonist of all time.…period. 🌞 ⚜️ ✝️ ⚜️ 🌞 AMDG

[@MrLegovas]

For me it is too i think. Tim Keller and John Piper are 2 people who always encourage me to seek God, his glory and grow in holiness almost no matter what they preach about. Keller is more interesting to listen to, because of all the stories and references and overall his way of explaining things. But Piper is just so passionate about God’s glory, to me he is like modern day psalmist

[@sw5114]

That is close to a true statement. At least for our current times, he is one of the very few who are gifted as such. We were blessed to follow his teaching for a good decade. Now that he is with the Lord, his efforts will continue in one form or other, for always.

[@ginochiavacci1757]

@@sw5114 Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right & doing it all for love. ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX WORD on FIRE I will spend my heaven doing good on earth. - Therese of Lisieux AZ QUOTES

[@sw5114]

@@ginochiavacci1757 Excellent thoughts. Will engage their usage immediately. Thank you.

[@BattleFolly]

"If the immutable heart can be grieved by the puppets of its own making, it is Divine Omnipotence, no other, that has so subjected it, freely, and in a humility that passes understanding." ~ C.S. Lewis

[@fabiolaurdiales6448]

I agree. Listening to his teaching is revolutionizing my Life. I came to the Lord when I was 24 yrs old. I’m 58 now and just know God is speaking to me in ways I’m understanding.

[@darcandelaria]

I've heard this msg 3 times already and I keep getting new revelations. So thankful for this heart check I need a heart check daily! Thank you Lord for caring so much about my heart. God bless you pastor Tim ❤

[@MZONE991]

I could listen to Keller all day ❤

[@steflondon88]

same, or 1/2 the day anyway lol.

[@cardiackidjones2848]

I too could listen to him and just call for delivery of pizzas while listening.......thank you Jesus

[@wander570]

Yes, agreed!

[@neitherheightnordepth2102]

And I do listen to his wisdom and understanding soooo often!

[@curiousgeorge555]

I will probably listen to this sermon 4-7 times before I die and meet my Maker.

[@mikemestas9835]

wonderfully describes the love of the Father in Jesus and the Holy Spirit---Bible backed baby!

[@vanessanapier2211]

Thank you for being such a good steward of scripture. Your sermons have picked me up off the floor a lot recently. Perspective- God's truth is all there is.

[@beverleybrangman2191]

Such a deep tender message which breaks through the idolatry of our hearts, thank you

[@franciscafazzo3460]

And I never listen to Keller much because I was warned from him but I’m right now I am a guilty of false attraction and other things I have been living in the desert spiritually

[@patricemarie2960]

Blessed .... Intellectual, Spiritual ...... Wisdom! ..... Glory To God! ....

[@nickvoutsas5144]

Holy God ,Holy might Holy immortal we praise you ,we worship you we bless we give you thanks. Help our unbelief for I am weak , allow your Holy Spirit to dwell within me. You are the great “I AM “ . You are everything and in all that I am. You are the TRUTH and THE LIGHT . You are THE TRINITY because you are the breath of life within me, my salvation when I fell into sin.You are my strength,my hope ,faith and love. You are The Holy Trinity because you never let me walk in fear.

[@johnjones4593]

Tim Keller is the man...real talk😃

[@viliamimoeakiola8016]

In Christ Alone amen

[@BogusBozo]

february 15th 1999 was when i was born haha great sermon i loved it.

[@randrewsmith0906]

11:20 meaning worth security, 17:40 addiction, you promoted him, 23:28 moral integrity as idol

[@user-hx2qf6zk2s]

Humans are full of sins. So they should repent of them and seek for Lord' grace. But how brazen they are!

[@jirensentry7609]

You are not addicts because of sin. You do the sin habitually because of your view of that (those) sins. If you do not consider its measure of consequence to be costly enough, you will continue to practice it. We have the Holy Spirit. We have the word of God. We have all the means to turn from our sin. But we tend to sin in spite of it all. And we do it continually even while God is continually renewing us with the Holy Spirit.

[@Jacob32905]

Franklin Beale What?

[@jirensentry7609]

Jacob Jones Sin doesn't make us addicts. I have learned that my view of the sin I keep doing is habitual sin. Let's take sexual fantasy. This is a big problem for many men and women. It leads to pornography, Self Sexual Relief (masterbation), views of ourselves in a manner that feeds lust. Lust is our driving sin. In order to defeat lust, we have to come to a place in which we view it right. If you were to have a gun, bomb, needle filled with a poisonous gas or liquid placed at your head or whatever and told not to curse or masturbate watching porn, or any particular sin other than an actual addiction, or your mom is dead, would you continue to that sin?

[@Jacob32905]

Franklin Beale I just don't understand your point here man. Like, why are you talking about any of this at all. Are you trying to help people? Or host little mini sermons in the comment section of KZbin?

[@jirensentry7609]

Jacob Jones I'm confused by your dislike. Just thumbs down and move on...

[@jirensentry7609]

...and I'm trying to host mini sermons on KZbin comment sections.

[@arahawkins6187]

Great message.

[@johnkim7802]

@Ara Hawkins Absolutely, what were the most meaningful points from your perspective? And have you listened to this sermon again in the 2 years since this comment my friend?

[@rofansdotnet]

He quoted my favorite hymn at the end!

[@jessewallace12able]

Thank you so much for this.

[@theodoricsmith577]

Jeremiah 2.20: the AV says "...thou wanderest, playing the harlot". The translation is robust, without resorting to vulgarity, which would have been absent also in the Hebrew despite the graphic nature of the argument and the literal meaning of the words. I have been a professional translator for thirty years, and from this modest standpoint I wish to suggest that a literal rendering of the original words endows them with a vulgarity that would not have been present for a native speaker of the Hebrew language at the time. The basis for my statement is twofold: firstly, it is my job to be aware of the different register that words can assume based on different usages and linguistic customs and I know from experience that sexual references are extremely sensitive to cultural register variations. Secondly, the Bible is the Word of God, and it is unthinkable to me that the Holy One of Israel would utter a vulgarity. I like Mr Keller's work in the main and I thank him for it. I am merely defending the Bible here.

[@matthewmuli4361]

really good talk

[@teddymugambi]

Amen. 💯

[@rahulshinde6210]

Amen

[@johnkim7802]

Absolutely, what were the most meaningful points from your perspective? And have you listened to this sermon again in the 2 years since this comment my friend?

[@peterburkholder8244]

Wow

[@Eyesayah]

Some help for those who would like to have a right spirit renewed in them; a must if scolding is a big negative factor.

[@metsot]

It's not sin that makes us addicts but suffering.

[@steflondon88]

Suffering reveals the hearts condition of what it turns to

[@benitojohngenitojr.5608]

The Thoughts About Filthy Foolish Sins of the World Makes Your Mind and Heart to Become Merciless Hell to Others.He Who Thinks Hell to His Neighbor can not Love His Neighbor.Love Your Neighbor as Sinner Just Like You Love Yourself as Sinner.

[@johnkim7802]

The Israelites turn to different idol(s) seeking worldly successes and prosperity yet return to God when hardships befall or even as a last resort when the idol(s) don't seem to be working. They are seeking God only to save them from certain circumstances rather than falling into a genuine relationship with Him. They desire to have the best of the world and God when those values can and usually are ultimately conflicting. Jesus would make this clear in the New Testament when He makes it clear how we must seek Him as Lord and not just Savior along with how we can't serve multiple masters but just one whicb has to be Him always. Culture portrays worldly success and religion as being correlated together but they are the opposite things since the Kingdom of Heaven along with the powers of the world are competiting ones. Jesus would fulfill this and ultimately makes this very clear as He preaches the main theme of Kingdom of Heaven which is the main theme of His message; and preaches how a man can't serve more than one master along with how the ultimate and only master needs to be God. Idols don't surface in religious and/or spiritual forms but can really be anything. Many people even worship such idols unconsciously and by default as well. And it can even be good things which can be wrongfully used as idols. Even things like being of great character can be idols if we worship it rather than God.

[@demetriusmiddleton1246]

I love listening to Pastor Tim Keller's messages. But, the link in the description that claims to point to a webpage with more sermons from this series, actually points to a webpage where user is presented with options to buy all kinds of unrelated things. The first thing I saw was a link to buy all of Tim Keller sermons for $1,600! This is something that turns people who are truly seeking God, and those who are curious, completely away! It seems so disingenuous and like other things that turn people away from church, when it seems like a money grab. Please don't turn people away from this man's good work and away from Jesus Christ to disingenuous tactics such as this.

[@OliviaXQ]

there are many sermons which are free

[@demetriusmiddleton1246]

@@OliviaXQ i didn't say there aren't

[@OliviaXQ]

@@demetriusmiddleton1246 where? from your com, i understood that you have to buy all the sermons and this is a disingenious, money grabbing tactic. isnt this a reach? im not trying to defend or sth, pastor tim helped me tremendously in my walk with God and i think it is a blessing that everytime i dont understand sth, theres almost a sermon on the topic. most general topics are free. just my opinion. have a great day!

[@demetriusmiddleton1246]

@@OliviaXQ If that's what you understood from my comment, then YOU understood wrong. It's not me who's making the reach, it's now you. I neither said nor insinuated that a person HAS to buy all of the sermons and that none of them are free... that wouldn't even make sense given that I'm watching it free in this video. My comment was specifically about THE LINK ITSELF - NOT the general availability of free vs paid content. I would not even have a problem if the link said specifically "to purchase sermons click here". But it seems disingenuous to link from a FREE sermon about God to paid content without making it apparent that that's what's going on. And, I think if you're linking to paid content from free content you should also explicitly link to free content as well - to not give any hint of disingenuousness or any hint of a desire to profit from God vs spreading the message of God. And it's important for me to say, I'm NOT AGAINST profiting from your hard earned work either, what i am against is any hint that the GOAL of a ministry is to make money above spreading the gospel - knowing that a criticism of the church is that it's a money grab. And it looks like that's the goal when you ONLY link to paid content. That's is the nuance that's important to understand in my argument.

[@susandevine3907]

Everything is listed as free.

[@kallyjon]

Sexual Attraction, love of Gods

[@timmarkle3928]

interesting about sex (sin)

[@peterwu9055]

The disturbed leopard substantively park because sunshine speculatively fire amongst a reflective goal. ill-informed, nauseating chard

[@ContraltoQueen]

I'm not sure about The Lord of the rings, don't think it's a good Christian influence

[@josephleon7743]

i'm reading it now. i'm also new to Christianity so i'd love to know your opinion!

[@anthonykp90]

+Joseph Léon How has your reading been? :) It's a nice story. It's a storybook drawing inferences from the Bible.

[@josephleon7743]

+Anthony Pribadi loving the hobbits!

[@christianldove]

Tolkien was a very devout Christian intellectual. He infused his tale with Christian ethics and principles throughout. Don't base your judgment of them upon Peter Jackson's adaptations alone, but make sure you actually read the books themselves before you make your decision on that. I personally have found them to be very helpful in the development of my understanding of God and the human condition.

[@mark621000]

both were gnostic christian heretics from what I have read.