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04/07/2024 "Hindering the Gospel?" [Matthew 27:62-66] - Audio
Update: 2024-04-07
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Ideas have power. We used to call misdirected ideas propaganda in times of war. Now in the era
of the war of ideas, we call our enemy's ideas 'fake news' or 'misinformation.'
At no other time will the power of ideas be more important than after the death of a loved one.
How that person is remembered matters. Memories are powerful.
"The power of the memory is great, O Lord. It is awe-inspiring in its profound and
incalculable complexity. Yet is it my mind: it is myself."
[Augustine on memory in 'Confessions’ 10.17.26]
True friends honor the memory of the lost one. Likewise, enemies and cold hearted
acquaintances may try to confuse the memory. Matthew's gospel alone tells us the unique
response of evil members of the Sanhedrin who plot to silence the power of Jesus' message of
resurrection and salvation. They wanted to ensure that NO ONE would remember Jesus or his
memory. Even evil men understand the power of a memory. God providentially used their vain
attempt to stop any memory of Jesus' message of salvation to promote it far and wide
throughout history.
Let's dig into Matthew 27:62-66, the account of those who sought to hinder the truth of the
gospel message.
of the war of ideas, we call our enemy's ideas 'fake news' or 'misinformation.'
At no other time will the power of ideas be more important than after the death of a loved one.
How that person is remembered matters. Memories are powerful.
"The power of the memory is great, O Lord. It is awe-inspiring in its profound and
incalculable complexity. Yet is it my mind: it is myself."
[Augustine on memory in 'Confessions’ 10.17.26]
True friends honor the memory of the lost one. Likewise, enemies and cold hearted
acquaintances may try to confuse the memory. Matthew's gospel alone tells us the unique
response of evil members of the Sanhedrin who plot to silence the power of Jesus' message of
resurrection and salvation. They wanted to ensure that NO ONE would remember Jesus or his
memory. Even evil men understand the power of a memory. God providentially used their vain
attempt to stop any memory of Jesus' message of salvation to promote it far and wide
throughout history.
Let's dig into Matthew 27:62-66, the account of those who sought to hinder the truth of the
gospel message.
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