In Sermon Illustrations: "Human Dignity"

Pelagianism A Simple Explaination

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Sep 6, 2017

Pelagius. He was a British Monk who lived in the 4th century. He taught that Adam was created good and everything God creates is good. He went on to say that all human beings could be sinless, an never do an evil action if they chose. Nothing that some men have lived without sin. Adam’s sin, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:21-24

Tags: Grace Alone, False Beliefs

Denomination: Lutheran

Science May Have Found A Cure For Most Evils; But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 1, 2002

Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all - the ...read more

Tags: Giving General, Compassion, Christian Values

Christian Author Dallas Willard Says In "The ...

Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Apr 8, 2002

Christian author Dallas Willard says in "The Divine Conspiracy," “To cut the root of anger is to ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Anger

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Richard Foster (1985,p.13) Noted: "The Demon In ...  PRO

Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 2, 2002

Richard Foster (1985,p.13) noted: “The demon in money is greed. Nothing can destroy human ...read more

Tags: Envy, Money

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Advertising Is A Racket, Like The Movies And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Advertising is a racket, like the movies and the brokerage business. You cannot be honest without admitting that its constructive ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

A Stone Is Not Carved By A Drops Falling Twice, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"A stone is not carved by a drops falling twice, but by many times; so too does a human not become wise ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

He Who Takes Pains To Foster Joy Accomplishes A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"He who takes pains to foster joy accomplishes a work as profitable for humanity as he who builds bridges, ...read more

Tags: Joy

To The Press Alone, Chequered As It Is With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To the press alone, chequered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been gained by ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

God For His Service Needeth Not Proud Work Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

God for His service needeth not proud work of human skill; They please Him best who ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Nothing Is More Unreliable Than The Populace, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more ...read more

Tags: Government

Nothing During The Year Is So Impressively ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Nothing during the year is so impressively convincing as the vision Christmas brings of what this world would be if love ...read more

Tags: Christmas

It Is Strangely Absurd To Suppose That A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is strangely absurd to suppose that a million of human beings, collected together, are not under the same moral ...read more

Tags: Law

To Do Something, However Small, To Make Others ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"To do something, however small, to make others happier and better, is the highest ambition, the most elevating ...read more

Tags: Ambition

It Is A Mistake To Think That Books Have Come To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

It is a mistake to think that books have come to stay. The human race did without them for thousands of years ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

A Recent Gallup Poll Reports 89% Of Americans ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

A recent Gallup poll reports 89% of Americans believe that human cloning should not be allowed. (Foster ...read more

Weather Is A Great Bluffer. I Guess The Same Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Weather is a great bluffer. I guess the same is true of our human society things can look dark, then a break ...read more

Tags: Creation

I Know No Class Of My Fellowmen, However Just, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I know no class of my fellowmen, however just, enlightened, and humane, which can be wisely and safely trusted ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

We Can Communicate An Idea Around The World In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We can communicate an idea around the world in seven seconds, but it sometimes takes years for an idea to get ...read more

Tags: Thought

Heroes Are Symbolic Figures Whose Deeds Are Out ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Heroes are symbolic figures whose deeds are out of the ordinary, but not too far out. They show often dramatically that the ...read more

Tags: Heroism

The Second Most Deadly Instrument Is A Loaded ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The second most deadly instrument is a loaded gun. The first is the human tongue. The gun merely kills bodies. The tongue kills ...read more

Tags: Tongue