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[TIM] Study Bible Teaching
Introduction
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Wk 3 Misquoted
sociologist Christian Smith coined the phrase “Moralistic Therapeutic Deism” to name the prevailing religious belief of youth in America.
Last week - sociologist Christian Smith coined the phrase “Moralistic Therapeutic Deism” to name the prevailing religious belief of youth in America.
“Therapeutic” - meaning that “God or religion should help me feel good”
Today, moralistic
“Moralistic” - meaning that “God wants me to be a good person and not a jerk”
“Moralistic” - meaning that “God wants me to be a good person and not a jerk”
Answer the question: How good is good enough?
Good Enough
Andy Stanley in his book How Good is Good Enough? shares a story of Sunday School teacher tasked with explaining to 6 year olds how someone gets to heaven.
To discover what these 6 years already know, the teacher starts with a line of questioning:
If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale, and gave all my money to the church, would that get me into heaven?
> NO!
If I cleaned the church everyday, mowed the yard, and kept everything neat and tidy, would that get me into heaven?
> NO!
Well then, if I was kind to animals and gave candy to all the children and loved my wife, would that get me into heaven?
> NO!
Well then, how can I get into heaven?
To which a boy in the back row stood up and shouted, “YOU GOTTA BE DEAD!”
And herein lies the problem: You’ve gotta be dead to go to heaven.
And while everyone wants to go to heaven, nobody wants to die.
So while we’ve got a moment to talk about it, let’s consider how good is good enough?
As Christian Smith pointed out, a prevailing religion ascribed to by many in our country is moralism.
Logic goes: There is a good God who lives in a good place reserved for good people.
Good people go to heaven, so we say.
Now imagine standing before God and having him ask you, “Why should I let you into heaven?”
What’s your response?
I’ve always tried to...
I never...
I do my best...
For many, our answers center around our attempts to live a good life.
Or at least a life that is better than so-and-so.
If she can make it, I’m a shoo-in...
Don’t have to out run the bear.
I just have to out run you.
>>> And so we come to arguably the most famous verse in all of Scripture.
The Rest of the Story
Incredible promise
Christians have been using this verse for years to share the Gospel
Billboards, cleats, eye black, posters
Yet, many we have shared our faith with feel this is simple too easy.
They’ve done too many bad things.
So we continue...
Christian leaders love to add this verse in
You’ve lived a terrible, no good, rotten life?
No worries!
Jesus did come to condemn you!
I’ve heard well known pastors pull this verse out to bypass and skirt around all kinds of “touchy” subjects..
“What do you think about ____?”
Jesus didn’t come to condemn.
It seems right.
It feels right.
It sounds right.
Yet… it’s not the whole story.
Already Condemned
jn3.18
Did you catch that?
Jesus didn’t come to condemn the world because the world was already condemned.
The light came into the world, and yet, people chose darkness.
>>> This points to a foundational doctrine knows as Total Depravity.
Total Depravity
CARM defines Total Depravity as: The doctrine that fallen man is completely touched by sin and that he is completely a sinner.
He is not as bad as he could be, but in all areas of his being, body, soul, spirit, mind, emotions, etc., he is touched by sin.
In that sense, he is totally depraved.
Generally held to by both Calvinist and Arminians
How one comes to salvation may differ, but both agree that all of humanity is marred by sin and separated from God.
Arthur Pink:
It is an exceedingly illuminating doctrine.
It may be a melancholy and humiliating one, nevertheless it throws a flood of light upon mysteries which are otherwise insoluble.
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