In 2003 a movie came out starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson called “Lost in Translation.” Now I don’t know if Bill or Scarlett read the Bible or not. The movie was about the sense of alienation, loneliness, and confusion we experience sometimes. Perhaps you have felt this way when it comes to Bible translations and wondered why there are so many different Bibles?
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Part 3 of the “Suffering and the Glory of God” sermon series. Part 3 is an exegetical treatment of Romans 8:26-27 addressing the theme of prayer and how God’s Spirit groans in us. This sermon was originally preached January 27th, 2008 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
The sentence that begins with “Yeah, but…” We know it too well. The boxing match of the mouth. How well do you receive criticism? How well do you give it? I was recently in a conversation with someone about this and thought I’d let you in on my thoughts…
Part 2 of an exegetical treatment of Romans 8:18-25 addressing the theme of suffering and how God’s Spirit enables us to groan and wait for new bodies in a secure hope. This sermon was originally preached January 20th, 2008 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
The Bible instructs that Christians are to be driven in our hearts by the Bible’s words as the very words of God. The perspective is that Scripture (the words of the Bible) has everything to do with every part of our life. To try and illustrate this, the Bible uses analogies and says to tie the words of the Bible on your hand, between your eyes, and put them over the door of your house (Deut 6:5-9; Prov. 7:2-3). The ancient Jews and some orthodox ones today took those instructions literally and wore “phylacteries” or “tefillin.”
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