Emphasis Preaching Journal
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Has anyone ever thought of the passage here as an "absolution," spoken after the confession of sin in a Sunday liturgy? The authority of Christ to lift out, cut away, cast forth any sin or agent of sin (demons) is forever a cosmic battle which only Christ can win. Each week we assemble as the ones who carry the disease of sin. We cry out, "Son of God, have mercy on us." And Christ's own powerful Word says, "Arise, go forth and live." The demons obey him; they are out and away The grip of sin and death is broken. We are free to live as a new people of God.
- Cobb
Has anyone ever thought of the passage here as an "absolution," spoken after the confession of sin in a Sunday liturgy? The authority of Christ to lift out, cut away, cast forth any sin or agent of sin (demons) is forever a cosmic battle which only Christ can win. Each week we assemble as the ones who carry the disease of sin. We cry out, "Son of God, have mercy on us." And Christ's own powerful Word says, "Arise, go forth and live." The demons obey him; they are out and away The grip of sin and death is broken. We are free to live as a new people of God.
- Cobb
