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Breaking down Winthrop

Breaking down Winthrop. Day 2. Winthrop’s Refutation. Winthrop anticipates and addresses any arguments that people might have against his assertions that love and generosity and forgiveness are necessary for forming this new society.

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Breaking down Winthrop

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  1. Breaking down Winthrop Day 2

  2. Winthrop’s Refutation • Winthrop anticipates and addresses any arguments that people might have against his assertions that love and generosity and forgiveness are necessary for forming this new society.

  3. Some people might say that it is not possible to breed love unless there us a guarantee that you will be loved back. This is not true. • Since we are all one, love is always reciprocal. • Uses the mouth metaphor… the mouth may do the work of sending food to the entire body, but it still benefits from it. • The mouth is also the only part that gets the pleasure of tasting the food. • Uses marriage as an example: it’s hard yet rewarding

  4. With this proof, Winthrop claims to logically prove 4 beliefs… • 1. Love among Christians is real, not imaginary. • 2. Love is necessary to hold the body together. • 3. Love is a divine nature that makes us more godlike. • 4. Christians must love to improve their hearts.

  5. Applying these Ideas • Winthrop’s next section changes tenor. He stops trying to prove his ideas about love and forgiving, and goes on to the practical aspect of how to apply these ideas and put these practices into action. • To do this he has to define a few terms.

  6. The Persons: Who are we? • First, Winthrop defines the group who will undertake this mission of creating a “city upon a hill”.

  7. Who are we? • A company professing ourselves fellow members in Christ. • A group connected with all other believers… even if one is separated from another by miles, even if one has never met another, each member must love the others before they even meet.

  8. The Work: What are we doing here? • Next Winthrop defines the purpose of the group within the guidelines of the parameters he established early on in the sermon.

  9. What are we doing here? • We are building a society here, under the divine providence of God. • To do this, the public good must outweigh the private good.

  10. The End? Why are we doing this? • Winthrop also addresses the purpose of this community. Why are all of these people building a new community? Especially since their heavenly fates are predetermined?

  11. The end? • To improve our lives for God. God made us, we have an obligation to better ourselves for his glory. • If we stay in Europe, we will be corrupted by the veil world. • For posterity. We need to establish better lives for our children?

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