[IMRight]

We had a long sermon a year or so ago about how "without Esther, there is no Easter". That she played a critical role in salvation history and was thus a participant in your salvation.

[Segale2001]

Wow, is this like the Catholic formu or what here. Everyone is trying to give such credit to people asside from Christ. Yet it is only Christ can grant salvation. Why are we considering others in Salvation?

[Quester]

We had a long sermon a year or so ago about how "without Esther, there is no Easter". That she played a critical role in salvation history and was thus a participant in your salvation.

Indeed. From such viewpoint, all of JESUS human ancestors, ... plus a host of other folk who manipulated circumstances here and there, ... played a part in and, thus, ... was a participant in our salvation, as well.