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1 | So what's with the religious leaders? | Luke 4:28 | EdB | 121003 | ||
Because he called sin sin. Why does the world hate Jesus today? Because he calls sin sin. The world simply does not want to hear that. EdB |
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2 | So what's with the religious leaders? | Luke 4:28 | Hank | 121025 | ||
Right as rain, Ed! When you and I were youngsters, it was the four-letter words that were taboo. Now they're o.k. It's the three-letter word 'sin' that is the no-no. Before changing churches several years ago, my wife and I listened to the sermons of one pastor for six years and can't recall his ever mentioning the word 'sin.' And neither did he spend any time preaching about hell, judgment, condemnation, or any of those other negative things. The poor fellow didn't want to offend his precious lambs, don't you see? They might get mad and leave and take their money with them. So he played the nice guy and cranked out innocent little sermonettes of sweetness and light that gave everyone a warm, fuzzy feeling. One left the service with the distinct impression that God was a glorified Santa Claus and Jesus was His helper. --Hank | ||||||
3 | So what's with the religious leaders? | Luke 4:28 | EdB | 121028 | ||
Hank Right you are. Interesting isn't how some want to get into a deep theological/philosophical studies on this. The answer is staring at us. When someone calls sin, sin hackles come up. People huff and puff, they expel great quantities of air but say little and insist we look else where for the agitation. Pharisees tried to blame everything but Jesus’ righteous declaration of sin for their anger yet we see from scripture as He kept confronting them with it, they only got angrier. The modern world will let you preach as much as you want as long as you don’t mention sin or define it. You can tell them all day of their need for Jesus and they will listen and nod their heads. But tell them why they need Jesus because they are deep in sin’s clutches and they will get angrier than a nest of hornet poked with a stick. EdB |
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