Riverside Church Sunday Message
Oct 12, 2026 · 21 min · 10 segments
**“In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.”** Judges 21:25 **"To concentrate on our rebellion, defection, and folly is to forget that the centre of the Christian religion is…
But I can understand why we don't spend much time on this.
So much terrible stuff has been done whilst thinking about this.
So much has happened in churches justified in the name of talking about this.
Some of you have been hurt because of an overemphasis or an unhealthy emphasis on this.
So it's easy to understand why we might not want to spend much time thinking about it.
But I want to suggest that it is so important to think about for several reasons.
Here's some verses right at the heart of what Christianity's about.
And so therefore, if we're wanting to explore what Christianity's about, we have to have a right, and healthy, and biblical handle on this, not just put it to one side.
If we ignore it, we can come unstuck a bit.
He is the Savior.
That's his name.
But there's another reason why I think it's so important for all of us.
Ignoring it leads to a wrong understanding of ourselves and each other.
Let me explain.
But I can understand why we don't spend much time on this.
So much terrible stuff has been done whilst thinking about this.
So much has happened in churches justified in the name of talking about this.
Some of you have been hurt because of an overemphasis or an unhealthy emphasis on this.
So it's easy to understand why we might not want to spend much time thinking about it.
But I want to suggest that it is so important to think about for several reasons.
Here's some verses right at the heart of what Christianity's about.
And so therefore, if we're wanting to explore what Christianity's about, we have to have a right, and healthy, and biblical handle on this, not just put it to one side.
If we ignore it, we can come unstuck a bit.
He is the Savior.
That's his name.
But there's another reason why I think it's so important for all of us.
Ignoring it leads to a wrong understanding of ourselves and each other.
Let me explain.
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