Distracting Nature of Sin
Hebrews 12:1 (ESV) Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us... We have a race to run. It's been marked. There are amazing illustrations from this verse referencing the ancient greek games. Between 40-45,000 people watched a foot race measuring 600 feet in length in one long straight line. They marked the race with stone sills at the beginning and end. Each runner put his foot on a line drawn in the sand from which we get the phrase, "starting from scratch." The author of Hebrews sets a great example for preacher. For he speaks the language of the people using concepts they can visualize. I can see a New Testament writer using the NFL markers or terms like 4th and 11 to call us to press on in Christ. Who knows, perhaps if the Bible was written in 2013, the word, "Lombardy" would ha...