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This sermon introduction uses the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur to explore the concept of the 'double blessing' found in Genesis 1:26-28.
In Greek mythology, there is a legend about a labyrinth that was inescapable. Those who entered the labyrinth never exited. For within that maze meandered the Minotaur, a fearsome creature that was half man, half bull. Every nine years, the king of Crete demanded that the Athenians send seven boys and seven girls to be sacrificed to the Minotaur. As you might imagine, the Athenians did not take well to this tradition.
On the occasion of the third Minotaur Games, Theseus, the prince of Athens volunteered himself as tribute. When Theseus landed on Crete, the daughter of the Cretan king, Princess Ariadne, fell head over ancient heels in love with him. She knew no one who ventured into the labyrinth had ever found their way out, so she devised a crafty plan. Ariadne gave Theseus a sword to slay the Minotaur and, more importantly, a ball of thread.
Theseus tied one end to the entrance, then he unwound the ball of thread as he meandered through the maze. After successfully slaying the Minotaur, Theseus moonwalked his way out of the labyrinth with the help of Ariadne’s thread.
Life is a labyrinth. It’s full of relational twists and occupational turns we did not see coming.
Genesis 1:26-27 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness.” Notice the plural pronoun—let us make man in our image. This is a collaboration between Father, Son, and Spirit.
“So God created mankind in His own image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.”
There is a double emphasis on the image of God because this is double trouble if you don’t understand whose image you are created in. We have a core value as believers: everyone is invaluable and irreplaceable. That value traces back to this ancient truth, to this fundamental fact: you are the image of Almighty God. Nothing less. Nothing else.
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Blessing is God’s most ancient instinct. Blessing is God’s first and foremost reflex. Blessing is God’s default setting.
The cross is where the curse of sin is broken, The cross is where every blessing is bestowed.
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