Biblical Text: Psalm 133, Hebrews 12:22-24

We are continuing on the Redemption Tour – specific things that Jesus can be said to have redeemed from ruin. This week the topic is brotherhood. It’s a topic that gets demoted or devalued by our current “the future is female” culture, but it is a surprisingly strong biblical theme. Maybe it should not be so surprising as erasing biblical themes is what our entire culture is about. Although we are not alone in this. That has been Satan project all along, to erase the work of God.

While I was thinking about brotherhood or fraternity, I got to thinking about the French Revolution motto, hence the title. That is the opening to this sermon. And the overriding theme is that in our sinful quest for equality with God, we lost liberty and fraternity. In Christ those are redeemed, especially the fraternity. We will never have equality with God, but Christ is our brother.

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