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The idea for this sermon began as I noticed churches in impoverished areas with the word “deliverance” in their names. There aren’t many suburban or upper-middle class churches where people think in terms of being delivered from sin. Forgiveness seems a much safer concept to us.
Perhaps impoverished people have less resources to throw at their problems. They see their captivity to sin before we see ours. This thought inspired the phrase “middle class misdemeanors” as our concept of sin.
I’m indebted to The Crucifixion by Fleming Rutledge for a greater appreciation of Christ’s victory over the powers hostile to God.
Outline
Other comments:
The idea for this sermon began as I noticed churches in impoverished areas with the word “deliverance” in their names. There aren’t many suburban or upper-middle class churches where people think in terms of being delivered from sin. Forgiveness seems a much safer concept to us.
Perhaps impoverished people have less resources to throw at their problems. They see their captivity to sin before we see ours. This thought inspired the phrase “middle class misdemeanors” as our concept of sin.
I’m indebted to The Crucifixion by Fleming Rutledge for a greater appreciation of Christ’s victory over the powers hostile to God.