The Man and His Knife (Part 3)
Unpacking the allegory: The vine represents sin, the universal human condition leading to death. The central truth? We need a sinless Savior - someone from outside our condition to save us. From...
Transcript
Hi, this is Dave Scherrer, and you found Kingdom Offerings, and you found also Part 3 of a story that I wrote almost 30 years ago called The Man and His Knife. And in order for this podcast that you're listening to right now, for in order for this to make sense, I would suggest that you listen to the past two podcasts here at Kingdom Offerings, found at our 100 Full Ministries homepage, and you listen to those back to back so that the story is fresh in your mind. I think that will help us as we try and unpack some of the doctrinal truths in it, because each of my stories has a dominant doctrinal truth that is played out in the narrative. And there are several other smaller themes to discover as well.
In our most recent story, I want to look at these doctrinal themes with you. The Man and His Knife, there's a key theme or a central theme, and then a couple of smaller ones. And so let's start with this largest and most important theme of the story. This doctrinal theme is non-negotiable to an orthodox understanding of the Christian doctrine of salvation.
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