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16 illustrations for sermon preparation
Almighty God can and often does overrule evil actions toward His own glory and to cause bad means to conduce to a good end.
The Apostle never visited Rome, possessed no established relationships with those believers, had never looked upon their faces—yet his heart went out toward them with undisguised yearning.
"Justification" (*dikaiōsis*), literally acquittal, denotes vindication before a court of divine justice.
The Greek word *ergastērion* (workshop) reveals where this transaction occurs—in the very matrix of falsehood itself.
The first reading seems to permit spiritual idleness—as if mere belief without works sufficed for righteousness.
First, it is Divine in its nature—originating from Elohim Himself, not from human effort or merit.
This dual calling reveals three critical truths about ministerial office.
First, the objective reality: Christ's sacrifice demonstrates that Yahweh is a God against whom no sinner can rebel without incurring death.
This man holds his candle at the door to inspect his neighbors while leaving his own room dark.
Before Damascus Road, Paul served God sincerely yet ignorantly.
Livingstone discovered among Africa's rudest tribes: even those without Scripture readily admit their sinfulness.
First, God's judgment is *correct*—according to the facts of the case, not assumption or hearsay.
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In the spring of 1877, Gerard Manley Hopkins walked the hills above the Vale of Clwyd in North Wales, where he was completing his theological...
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