Christ Over All

The subject of mortifying sin ought to resonate with the push for biblical masculinity; the call to mortify sin brings about a spirit and a sense of adventure, battle, conflict, and conquest. We are teaching ourselves, our men, and our boys to be a warrior who is tender to his allies and tough on his enemies.

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Although this son saw all the evil of his father, he did not delight in it. Instead, he chose/desired a different path, a righteous path, and chose to be the opposite of his father. His desires – which are metaphysical – were different from his fathers’.

Watts initially published “Joy to the World” in 1719 as a paraphrase of Psalm 98, entitled “The Messiah’s Coming and Kingdom.” The term paraphrase doesn’t do justice to this hymn. It would be more accurate to call it a Christological interpretation – a brief sermon explaining how the psalmist foretold the person and work of our Savior and King, Jesus Christ.