JESUS IS THE KING (OF ALL NATIONS), PART I (28 OF 32)
Scripture: John 19:1-15
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Jesus is the King (of All Nations), Part I (28 of 32)
Series: John
Patrick Edwards
John 19:1-16a
Introduction: Over the last fifty years one message has pervade the psyches of Westerners perhaps more than any other, and that is simply the exhortation to 'be true to yourself.' Whatever decisions you make, whatever lifestyle you live, whatever worldview or religion you believe, be sure that it coheres with 'who you are.' As a result, those who have grown up in this climate, meaning especially those born since 1980, tend to possess an inherently radical individualism and very practical approach to knowledge and truth. (Think, 'What makes sense to me is what I'm willing to believe and accept')
Life, again particularly for Millennials and those of Generation Z, is a narrative of self-discovery filled with doubt and uncertainty. Derek Rishmawy puts it like this, ''In the Age of Authenticity, a testimony of suffering, struggle, and doubt earns you the right to be heard. And not only heard, but even followed as a model.'' My point is that the individual is determining norm of all things, the individual becomes the autonomous self.
Perhaps this isn't that new, however. Whereas those under 40 today view themselves as heroic-doubters, their parents and grandparents were raised upon the mythos of the self-made man. The Age of Enlightenment embraced the ideal of the Renaissance Man who was accomplish in all fields of culture and education. Shoot, the autonomous self can be found in the ancient world, as seen in the book of Ecclesiastes. In reality, the idea of belong to self, of being lord of one's own life and fate finds its roots all the way back in Genesis 3. In other words, while the forms and expressions may have varied over the millennia, human beings have nearly always lived under this delusion of individual freedom and autonomy.
We don't like the idea of being slaves, we think we belong to ourselves, but the reality is that we are all serving somethi ...
Series: John
Patrick Edwards
John 19:1-16a
Introduction: Over the last fifty years one message has pervade the psyches of Westerners perhaps more than any other, and that is simply the exhortation to 'be true to yourself.' Whatever decisions you make, whatever lifestyle you live, whatever worldview or religion you believe, be sure that it coheres with 'who you are.' As a result, those who have grown up in this climate, meaning especially those born since 1980, tend to possess an inherently radical individualism and very practical approach to knowledge and truth. (Think, 'What makes sense to me is what I'm willing to believe and accept')
Life, again particularly for Millennials and those of Generation Z, is a narrative of self-discovery filled with doubt and uncertainty. Derek Rishmawy puts it like this, ''In the Age of Authenticity, a testimony of suffering, struggle, and doubt earns you the right to be heard. And not only heard, but even followed as a model.'' My point is that the individual is determining norm of all things, the individual becomes the autonomous self.
Perhaps this isn't that new, however. Whereas those under 40 today view themselves as heroic-doubters, their parents and grandparents were raised upon the mythos of the self-made man. The Age of Enlightenment embraced the ideal of the Renaissance Man who was accomplish in all fields of culture and education. Shoot, the autonomous self can be found in the ancient world, as seen in the book of Ecclesiastes. In reality, the idea of belong to self, of being lord of one's own life and fate finds its roots all the way back in Genesis 3. In other words, while the forms and expressions may have varied over the millennia, human beings have nearly always lived under this delusion of individual freedom and autonomy.
We don't like the idea of being slaves, we think we belong to ourselves, but the reality is that we are all serving somethi ...
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