tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28599554.post114838955323548931..comments2009-09-19T13:16:39.588-07:00Comments on sermonsonexodus: Sermon on Exodus 1:8-22Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28599554.post-1148464687136608722006-05-24T02:58:00.000-07:002006-05-24T02:58:00.000-07:00Concerning lying midwives and Rahab: First, I thin...Concerning lying midwives and Rahab: First, I think our unease with OT believers lying their way out of tricky situations exposes our tendancy to moralise the application of such passages. We like to look at these heroes and say "we should be like them", but then we get in a sticky mess over their sin. Perhaps it is more helpful to notice: how messy and unexpected God's salvation can be, how the sin of flawed saviours magnifies God's grace, and how quickly these super saviours pale compared to the one sinless Saviour? Secondly, the writer to the Hebrews seems at pains to show how the most unlikely people, many, clearly condemned by the law, are yet justified by faith. "Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more". Even Rahab (who is not commended for lying, but because she welcomed the spies). Yippee!PGDHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12396033372219432353noreply@blogger.com