Category: Bible
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Santa Claus and the naughty-or-nice list | Tim Keller Sermon Illustrations
Biblical exposition Isaiah 56:1 says:“Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is close at hand.” At first glance, this sounds as though people must behave well to earn salvation. Keller explains that this would contradict the Bible’s teaching about salvation by grace. Illustration – Better watch out, better not cry Keller refers…
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The metaphysical second-chance comedy | Tim Keller Sermon Illustrations
Biblical exposition Keller explains that the Gospel does not merely tell us to change our behaviour. It gives us a new understanding of ourselves through the work of Christ.He refers to a movie review in The New York Times. Illustration – A second chance to become a new personThere was a recent movie review in…
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Avoiding Jesus by avoiding sin |Tim Keller Sermon Illustrations
Biblical exposition Keller explains the surprising truth that the older brother can be just as lost as the younger brother. His obedience is motivated by a desire to control his father and obtain benefits. He refers to Flannery O’Connor’s novel Wise Blood. Illustration – Avoiding Jesus by avoiding sin > Flannery O’Connor in Wise Blood,…
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The Missing Word: Justification in Eastern Orthodoxy | Dr. Kevin DeYoung Sermon Illustrations
We’re actually reading as a staff, as a faculty, at Reformed Theological Seminary this semester. We pick a book every semester, and I attend those meetings whenever I can. This semester, we’re reading a book by Timothy Ware called The Orthodox Church. It’s an introduction to Eastern Christianity. It was originally written in 1963 and…
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NASCAR races and enormous crowds | Voddie Baucham Sermon Illustrations
We live in a country that calculates its debt, I think, in zillions now. It’s not that big of a number to us, 1,000. To the first century mind, that’s huge, almost incalculable. We have sporting events that have this many people. NASCAR has races with more people than this. So we don’t even have…
