Great Observations! This was a spiritual marathon, but I am praising God that I was able to listen to the whole message and take in what was said. I better understand now why chatting to some Reformed people can be quite difficult if not impossible.
An important message! I never tire of reading or hearing sermons on the four gospels, and this one is no exception. David compares real Christianity (the biblical Jesus sort), with modern Christianity (with all its fun and happy life etc.) Sinners ought be warned of what following Christ will bring into their life, as well as the joys of eternal life and the wonder of sins forgiven. Yes, it is an important message.
Remarkable Sermon! Is the law the believer's rule of life?
Sometimes, in order to lay out truth and cause it to shine brightly, preachers will observe others who are in error, especially if the error is commonly accepted and regarded as orthodoxy. This message does just that, and a powerful argument issues forth. I feel greatly blessed this morning as a result of listening to this lengthy discourse.
Great Commission! Oh I love this commission. If folks had not obeyed this commission, how should I ever have heard the gospel of my salvation?
I like the order here: preach Christ, baptise converts, teach them to obey the commands of Jesus Christ lifelong. Yes, it is the mandate, the blueprint. What a blessing! It fills me with joy just thinking about it! Thank you.
Unusual Command but Jesus is King! Yes and Amen. Jesus is King, and Jesus is Lord. Obey him therefore, and do whatever he says. It is a blessed road.
Great Message! Preparationism. This is all about preparationism and the damage it can cause to seekers. It is about the common method of preaching law to get Gentile sinners to Christ, which thing is not found in scripture. This is eye-opening stuff, and I get the point. Some commonly accepted doctrines can be particularly damaging. It is interesting that the First London Baptist confession of 1644 dealt with this error, but subsequent Baptists seem to have forgotten that lesson. But, as always, the answer is always to be found in the Bible, which IS the word of God. Thank you brother, for sticking to the word of God. I'm now looking forward to the next in the series.
Wonderful Exaltation of Christ the King! I had never really considered this aspect of gospel preaching before. But of course, to preach the kingdom involves preaching Christ as the King, the exalted all-powerful one. This is a long way from the preaching of 'an imaginary wet and cold Saviour who stands outside knocking hoping to gain access to a proud sinner's heart'.
Thank you brother, and Amen to that gospel message you bring.
Fascinating! There is no doubt that I find this fascinating. A Gentile (elect) unbelieving sinner is not delivered in conversion from the law, because he was never under the law to begin with. In John 1:8 it shows that all men are enlightened to some degree by God, and that all men have some sort of conscience and a knowledge of right and wrong, which is why, in the key text of Romans 2:14-15, Paul mentions this).
And then, Judaizers who tried (and still are trying) to bring believers back under the law; in the case of Gentiles who were never under the law to begin with, they can only bring them 'under the law of Moses', rather than 'back under the law of Moses', which would imply that they were once 'under the law' and are now delivered from it. Yes, this is fascinating.
Great Sermon! It is a detailed answer to the question, "To whom did God give the Law?" And I appreciate it very much. A question arose in my mind concerning this, and I quite expect it will be answered later in the series. I feel also that wading through some of the preliminary material will reap the harvest of understanding certain practical applications which will be necessary in light of the foundations laid.
Good Question! "What is the Law?" This is a good question, and it is answered in a most helpful way. I rather think that the answer to the question will set the scene for what is coming up.
Great Sermon! "Christ died for the ungodly." This is a most potent verse, and very precious to me, hearing it as I did in 1979 with new ears and a quickened mind. It showed me the incredible love of Jesus for sinners, that he should die on their behalf, a substitutionary atonement for the ungodly.
Great Sermon! It's an amazing introduction to the subject of a believer's sanctification subsequent to his conversion. In other words, what is the believer's rule of life? Is it John Calvin's third use of the law? Or something else not found in Reformed teaching. What actually IS the law? What were Judaizers trying to achieve in the first century (and today)? What about reconstructionism and antinomianism? HyperCalvinism? Is the Reformed view of 'the law' correct, in that it divides the law into three sections?
Brother David here graciously seeks to put forward his answers from the Bible, and it is a most profitable endeavour and very helpful for every believer who desires to grow in grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, through the correct means of ongoing and progressive sanctification.
This is how to preach Seriously brother make some tracts of this series, never have I heard this from any pulpit, Jesus our Savior so plainly and powerfully seen ... as altogether lovely indeed!