The Point
Broken Saviors
The book of Judges shows us that the Bible is not a “Book of Virtues”; it is not full of inspirational stories. Why? Because the Bible (unlike the books on which other religions are based) is not about following moral examples. It is about a God of mercy and long-suffering, who continually works in and through us despite our constant resistance to his purposes. Ultimately, there is only one hero in this book, and he’s divine. -Tim Keller
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The Cycle of Idolatry in Judges
Why Judges?
We live and work among a great variety of gods—not only those of other formal religions, but also the gods of wealth, celebrity, pleasure, ideology, achievement. Our era can be characterized by the phrase which sums up the book ofJudges: “Everyone did what was right in his own eyes” (Judges 21:25, ESV).So despite the gap of over three millennia, there are many parallels between our situation and the time of the book of Judges, which recounts the history of God’s people, Israel, between the time of Moses and Joshua, and that of the first kings—around 1200BC. This was a time of spiritual pluralism.-Tim Keller
We live and work among a great variety of gods—not only those of other formal religions, but also the gods of wealth, celebrity, pleasure, ideology, achievement. Our era can be characterized by the phrase which sums up the book ofJudges: “Everyone did what was right in his own eyes” (Judges 21:25, ESV).So despite the gap of over three millennia, there are many parallels between our situation and the time of the book of Judges, which recounts the history of God’s people, Israel, between the time of Moses and Joshua, and that of the first kings—around 1200BC. This was a time of spiritual pluralism.-Tim Keller
1. God is in charge, no matter what it looks like. (Romans 8)
2.There is a tension between grace and law, between conditionality and unconditionality.
3. God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.
4. There is a need for continual spiritual renewal in our lives here on earth, and a way to make that a reality.
5. God wants lordship over every area of our lives, not just some.
6. We need a true Savior, to which all human saviors point, through both their flaws and strengths.