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The divine rescue - of which the ministry of Jesus is the decisive act - is not merely to be understood as the securing of a heavenly afterlife for the faithful, but the restoration of a fallen creation. To be "saved" is to be set free, to be healed and to be counted a citizen of the "kingdom of God."
But such freedom recognizes there we are presently captives, subjects of a hostile regime. There is an enemy that must be defeated. But identifying that enemy - the actual enemy - can be quite difficult.
In this episode we turn to the story of Jesus's "temptation" in the wilderness as Matthew helps us see that this is Evil's attempt at a negotiated victory. Why not accept some comfort here, some glory there and a whole lot of earthly power? All that is required is to let Evil continue it's work behind the scenes...
It's an offer Jesus managed to refuse..., but one we are quite often willing to accept in an instant. And the thing about deals with the devil is...there is never a deal.
It can help to follow along visually, so the text for this sermon can be found here --> Matthew 4:1-11 (NRSV)
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Exodus: Life in God's Hands, Part 08 - Rehearsing Salvation (Israel's Praise)
Exodus: Life in God's Hands, Part 07 - Salvation ver. 1.0 (Israel at the Red Sea)
Exodus: Life in God's Hands, Part 06 - Salvation Eve (Passover)
Exodus: Life in God's Hands, Part 05 - With Outstretched Arm and Mighty Acts (Plagues)
Exodus: Life in God's Hands, Part 04 - God Sees and Hears His People (The Call of Moses)
Exodus: Life in God's Hands, Part 03 - God Behind the Scenes (The Birth of Moses)
Exodus: Life in God's Hands, Part 02 - Captives
Exodus: Life in God's Hands, Part 01 - Israel's God Promises to Save
unORTHODOX, Part 11: What Do YOU Believe???
unORTHODOX, Part 10: We Can't Worship with...THEM! (Protestantism-kinda)
unORTHODOX, Part 09: God's Holy Nation (Nationalism)
unORTHODOX, Part 08: Health, Wealth and Happiness, Guaranteed (The Prosperity Gospel)
unORTHODOX, Part 07: Earning Grace? (Semi-Pelagianism)
Lords, Loyalties and the Command to Compassion
unORTHODOX, Part 06: Sinning Boldly (Antinomianism)
unORTHODOX, Part 05: Jesus Saves...Us from God??? (Marcionism)
unORTHODOX, Part 04: Manichaeism and the Origin of Evil
unORTHODOX, Part 03: Syncretism - Mixing and Matching Deities
unORTHODOX, Part 02: Gnosticism, Docetism and Why Plato Isn't the Best Spiritual Director
unORTHODOX, Part 01: Arianism, the Nicene Creed and the Defining of the Trinity
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