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b"Forget the heroes. These days, we want authenticity. We want personal vision. We\\u2019ve done away with hero worship.\\xa0\\nIn the story of Samson, we see that the Bible doesn\\u2019t give us hero worship, but it also doesn\\u2019t give us hero hatred or deconstruction. Some people have called Samson an old-fashioned hero, like Superman\\u2014but he\\u2019s not. I\\u2019ve been waiting for people to call him the anti-hero\\u2014he even makes jokes when he\\u2019s killing people. Samson is physically quite strong and morally quite weak. But in spite of this, God actually judges Israel with him. What does it all mean?\\nIn the story of Samson we see that 1) hero worship does not help, 2) but hero deconstruction doesn\\u2019t help either, and 3) we need something else.\\nThis sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on October 12, 1997. Series: Pointers to Christ \\u2013 Directional Signs in History. Scripture: Judges 15:9-20.\\nToday's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting\\xa0https://gospelinlife.com/give\\xa0and making a one-time or recurring donation."