Sermons on Acts
The Eagle and the Cross
The majority of the book of Acts plays out against the backdrop of the gospel intersecting, impacting and often changing the surrounding Roman-dominated culture. One example is detailed in Acts 19:23-41 where the proclamation of the gospel had a negative economic impact on artisans and merchants who crafted and sold household idols. They lost enough business as a result…
Justice in the Sermon on the Mount and in the Early Church
Generous Justice, class #7 From Chapt. 3. Pg. 54b-6. Keller notes the inclination of individuals and institutions to be concerned with either personal morality or social justice, but usually not both. God, on the other hand, joins the two equally. When this balance is taught and practiced, Keller…