God the Father has confirmed the self-testimony of the Son and has rendered unbelief and unrepentance inexcusable. This is also seen in the biblical doctrine of election which is alluded to the verses prior. Regeneration is God’s business, while repentance is man’s business. Similarly, election is God’s business, while evangelism is man’s business.
John 8:15-16, The Testimony of God (Part 2)
We see a great deal of theology in these verses: divine omniscience and divine election. The Lord’s response to the Pharisees reveals these attributes of God. The Lord had access to divine knowledge which the Pharisees did not have. The Lord assessed people based on the Father’s choice. He accepted everyone whom the Father gave and drew to Him. Unlike the Pharisees, the Lord did not judge the book by its cover, but by a divine collaboration with the Father.
John 8:12-14, The Testimony of God
Jesus’ claim to being the Savior as the Light of the world is received with criticism by the Pharisees who argue that a self-testimony is invalid. While this may be true of ordinary humans, when it comes to the Lord, His self-testimony is true because He, as God, knows the truth and speaks truth. In this sermon we consider this facet of the attribute of God: His knowledge. God is supremely knowledgeable.
Luke 5:27-32, The Gospel (Part 7)
Rom. 3:21-26, The Gospel (Part 6)
1 Pet. 2:4-6, The Gospel (Part 5)
Who is the person of Jesus Christ? This is the most pivotal question in the twelve gospel questions addressed in this series of sermons. In this installment, we look at the extraordinary life, death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. May this refreshing reminder of who Christ is lead us to trust, love and follow Him all the more.
John 3:16-18, The Gospel (Part 4)
While man responded to the good and holy God with sin against Him, God did not respond to man in kind. He, instead, loved the world and sent the Savior to rescue man from his plight of sin. The Savior whom God sent is none other than the Lord Jesus Christ, who is both fully God and fully man, who came to reveal God to man and to make atonement for his sins.
John 3:16-18, The Gospel (Part 3)
There are consequences to sin. This is the next question we consider we continue to work through the study of the gospel. The consequences of sin from Genesis 3 and Revelation 20 are separation from God, the curse and the final judgment. But there is HOPE. God has given us a lifeline through the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. How great is our God!