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Three Branches Of True Religion (3)
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • Whether verse 22 should be interpreted as God making a statement of fact, and addressing a concern, or, God speaking with a sense of sarcasm, pointing out the folly of sin • Whether verse 23 should be interpreted as a follow up of verse 22, or a follow up of verses 16-19 • Whether verse 24 should viewed as an act of God’s judgment, prohibiting sinners from the way of the tree of life, or an act of God’s grace, opening up the way of the tree of life to sinners • How the Ark and Mercy Seat of Exodus 25:10-22 is related to the flaming sword of Genesis 3:24 • What the “garden of Eden”…
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Three Branches Of True Religion (2)
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • The clothing of Adam and Eve before they transgressed God’s law • The meaning of a transgressor’s eyes being “opened” • The object lesson of the fig leaves sewn together and aprons made • The folly of good works religion • The deceptiveness of free will religion • The exploitation of Christianized activities • The type of animals God killed and what they represent • The reason why these animals had to be killed, with blood shedding, and what it represents • The “covering” of Adam and Eve in the coats of skins, and what it represents • The meaning of redemption and justification, and how they are connected to true religion (the gospel) • The…
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Three Branches Of True Religion (1)
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • The definition and significance of the term “religion” • Definitions for true and false religion • The three pillars of false religion • The three branches of true religion (the gospel) • God, as a preacher of the gospel • The electing love of God the Father, illustrated by the seed of the woman • The redeeming grace of God the Son, as it relates to His coming into the world for the purpose of destroying the works of the devil • The doctrine of regeneration, as it relates to spiritual growth
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The Plan Of Salvation
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • The development of the covenant of grace in Genesis 3:1-4:26 • The importance of distinguishing between the covenant of works and the covenant of grace
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The Twofold Message
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • An overview of Genesis 1:1-50:26 • An overview of Genesis 2:4-4:26 • The development of the covenant of works in Genesis 2:4-4:26
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Why Did Christ Die?
According to some people, Christ died to give all a chance of being saved! I do not know that I hate anything more in my soul than to hear that. It makes Jesus Christ so little that He should do so much, and after all only to get us a chance of being saved. Why, if a man is set up in business, you see how often it happens that he fails in it; and if man cannot manage the paltry things of time and sense without being insolvent, what will he do with eternal realities? And if you come a little closer, when God "made man upright" and he had no sinful nature, what did he do with his innocence? He lost it all!…

