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6 illustrations for sermon preparation
The principle rests on two foundations: love to Christ involving obedience to His word, and living not unto ourselves but unto God and for others' welfare.
Bishop Ryle offers a piercing parallel: the bankrupt cannot finance another's recovery; the imprisoned cannot liberate a fellow prisoner; the shipwrecked sailor cannot rescue his drowning comrade.
To honour parents (*timao*, to show respect and value) comprises five essential elements: filial love, reverence and esteem, obedience and submission, succour and help, and the protection of their reputation through righteous conduct.
By "plants," we understand three categories: every false doctrine, every corrupt practice, and every unregenerate person who claims membership in the visible Church without transformation by Elohim.
The *psyche* (soul) represents the living principle at the centre of human capacity, passion, and personality—absolutely priceless to each person, irreplaceable in value.
The kingdom begins as a temple, then becomes a city, finally a kingdom—each representation equally valid aspects of the same grand reality.
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