Don Carson Pays Tribute to Tim Keller
Like an Old Testament prophet, Tim Keller (1950–2023) didn’t hesitate to address the culture and the nation and to call for justice as well as for contrition. He was jealous for the glory of God.
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Like an Old Testament prophet, Tim Keller (1950–2023) didn’t hesitate to address the culture and the nation and to call for justice as well as for contrition. He was jealous for the glory of God.
“Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. To the Jews I became a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law. To the...
Melchizedek turns out to be one of the most instructive figures in the entire Bible for helping us put our Bibles together. Don Carson explains.
Don Carson unfolds the biblical basis for missions from 2 Corinthians 4 at The Gospel Coalition’s 2013 Missions Conference at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando. So what is the biblical basis of mission? How shall we go about answering the question? Well, we might simply tease out the Bible’s entire storyline. We begin with creation, and everything is good. Then in the rebellion, this anarchic revolution against God. Already in Genesis 3:15, God himself promises that the seed of the woman will crush the Serpent’s head. He could simply have destroyed the race at that point, but already he is...
Don Carson explores the relationship between truth and tolerance at The Gospel Coalition 2013 National Conference at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando. Let’s begin with prayer. At a time in history, heavenly Father, when tolerance has become such a buzzword far more important than truth or righteousness or integrity, help us to understand something of the history of tolerance, help us to understand something of the limits of tolerance, and help us to understand something of the changing face of tolerance lest we begin to worship a false god. We pray in Jesus’ name, amen. About a year ago I published...