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In Biblical times, there are stories of the lame who need someone to carry them on their litter. They can't transport themselves, and so they depend upon the kindness of others to move them about.
When we think about salvation, this is what the Gospel teaches us -- we who were dead and unable to walk were brought back to life and given hope because of what Christ did for us. It was spoken about by the prophets long before Jesus came, and then we learned about how gracious God is in the person of Christ, who did what we could not so that we could have the everlasting life we did not deserve.
We have hope because of what God did -- God picked us up and moved us where we needed to be. Paralyzed by sin, we are transported by love.
The American Gospel will tell us that we are basically good on our own, we just need a little help over the finish line, as though it's just a limp and we need some correction. The Gospel tells us that Christ gathers us up through his gracious and merciful love, healing the lame and giving us hope!
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