Text: Luke 5. Hymn: 895, Now Thank We All Our God.
Sound bite: Time Out called by Jay Triano, coach of the NBA Toronto Raptors.
Christ has the authority to forgive sins. Jesus comes, not to save Pharisees who need saving but won’t admit it, but to call sinners to repentance. The Christ is come, and it is appropriate to celebrate His arrival. The old Adam has no place in the life of the new Christian. All wonderful themes in Luke 5.
Jesus doesn’t care for His lambs by denying that certain transgressions are sins. I suspect that may be one way that we try to patch old clothes with new material or put new wine into old wineskins. Instead, He asks us to repent and believe the Gospel, and to leave our sins at the cross.
Dan the Man: Thanks for the interlude prior to the trinitarian verse! For those of you who might be unfamiliar this worship tradition, the organ interlude cues lets us know the final verse is in praise of the Holy Trinity, and the congregation stands for this verse. Of course, one is welcome to stand in their home as well!
Blessings,
IggyAntiochus
Well if you liked that one, check back next Tuesday for Episode 27.