SAVE YOURSELF FROM THIS CROOKED GENERATION (5 OF 5)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Acts 2:36-42
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Save Yourself From This Crooked Generation (5 of 5)
Series: This Is Church Where U Fit In
Jeff Strite
Acts 2:36-41
OPEN: In a third-grade class, the teacher had covered a little about geology and wanted to quiz the children on what they'd learned. So, the next day, she asked Johnnie, ''Is the world round?''
''No, ma'am,'' was the reply.
''It isn't?'' exclaimed the teacher. ''Then I suppose it's flat?''
''No, ma'am.''
''Well, honey, if the world isn't round and it's not flat... then what is it?''
Johnnie smiled and replied: ''My dad says it's crooked.''
There's one phrase in Peter's sermon on Pentecost that stuck out to me: ''Save yourselves from this crooked generation.'' Acts 2:40 It was a declaration that no one in that crowd was going to get to heaven if they didn't respond to God's offer of forgiveness.
Peter said - SAVE YOURSELVES!
Now, there's a few problems with that statement by Peter.
The first problem is that the phrase ''Save Yourselves'' - in the Greek - is in (what's called) the passive voice. Greek verbs have 3 ''voices''... two of which were ''Passive'' and ''Active.''
When the Greeks used the ''Active'' voice, they were describing something ''I'' am doing. For example - ''I hit the ball,'' or I plowed the garden.''
But when they used the ''Passive'' voice they were describing an action that is done TO me, or FOR me. For example, ''Someone hit me,'' or ''someone plowed my garden.''
Now, when we read ''Save yourselves'' here in Acts 2:40, we might think that salvation is something we can do for ourselves - an active voice which implies that I can save myself. But it's not an active voice. It's passive.
Salvation is something that is done FOR me or TO me. Peter isn't saying that I can ''Save myself.'' He's saying that someone else had to do that for me.
But who could possibly save me? That's right - Jesus. We can only be saved by the blood of Jesus.
A better translation of this verse would be ''BE SAVED from this ...
Series: This Is Church Where U Fit In
Jeff Strite
Acts 2:36-41
OPEN: In a third-grade class, the teacher had covered a little about geology and wanted to quiz the children on what they'd learned. So, the next day, she asked Johnnie, ''Is the world round?''
''No, ma'am,'' was the reply.
''It isn't?'' exclaimed the teacher. ''Then I suppose it's flat?''
''No, ma'am.''
''Well, honey, if the world isn't round and it's not flat... then what is it?''
Johnnie smiled and replied: ''My dad says it's crooked.''
There's one phrase in Peter's sermon on Pentecost that stuck out to me: ''Save yourselves from this crooked generation.'' Acts 2:40 It was a declaration that no one in that crowd was going to get to heaven if they didn't respond to God's offer of forgiveness.
Peter said - SAVE YOURSELVES!
Now, there's a few problems with that statement by Peter.
The first problem is that the phrase ''Save Yourselves'' - in the Greek - is in (what's called) the passive voice. Greek verbs have 3 ''voices''... two of which were ''Passive'' and ''Active.''
When the Greeks used the ''Active'' voice, they were describing something ''I'' am doing. For example - ''I hit the ball,'' or I plowed the garden.''
But when they used the ''Passive'' voice they were describing an action that is done TO me, or FOR me. For example, ''Someone hit me,'' or ''someone plowed my garden.''
Now, when we read ''Save yourselves'' here in Acts 2:40, we might think that salvation is something we can do for ourselves - an active voice which implies that I can save myself. But it's not an active voice. It's passive.
Salvation is something that is done FOR me or TO me. Peter isn't saying that I can ''Save myself.'' He's saying that someone else had to do that for me.
But who could possibly save me? That's right - Jesus. We can only be saved by the blood of Jesus.
A better translation of this verse would be ''BE SAVED from this ...
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