{"id":5612,"date":"2020-10-03T15:40:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T15:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.baptists.net\/history\/?p=5612"},"modified":"2023-05-17T07:08:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T07:08:11","slug":"worship-service-sunday-4-october-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baptists.net\/history\/2020\/10\/worship-service-sunday-4-october-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"More Evidence Of Regeneration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This sermon addresses the following points:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Abel was one of God\u2019s elect people<br \/>\n\u2022 Abel knew he was one of God\u2019s elect people because he had been born again<br \/>\n\u2022 Abel knew he had been born again because the Spirit of God bore witness with his spirit that he was a child of God<br \/>\n\u2022 Abel knew he had been born again because he exercised saving faith in the redemptive work of Christ<br \/>\n\u2022 Abel knew he had been born again because he lived as a stranger and a pilgrim on the earth<br \/>\n\u2022 Distinguishing between the career paths of Cain and Abel, showing how farming was linked with false religion, whereas shepherding was linked with true religion<br \/>\n\u2022 Tracing these career paths to their father, Adam, who was also a farmer and a shepherd<br \/>\n\u2022 Showing how Abel\u2019s career path of shepherding represents true religion, illustrating the way he conducted himself as a stranger and a pilgrim in this world<br \/>\n\u2022 Making an application of this teaching to the lives of God\u2019s people today\u2014all regenerate sinners have entered into the kingdom of God and should be living as strangers and pilgrims in the world<br \/>\n\u2022 Explaining the dual citizenship of the believer\u2014he\/she is a citizen of the kingdom of this world, as well as the kingdom of God<br \/>\n\u2022 Explaining how the believer is to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, while living in the kingdom of this world<br \/>\n\u2022 Highlighting several snares which often cause God\u2019s people to stumble and backslide as they journey through this world as strangers and pilgrims<\/p>\n<div class=\"simplefavorite-button\" data-postid=\"5612\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"box-shadow:none;-webkit-box-shadow:none;-moz-box-shadow:none;\"><div class=\"bookmark-off\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This sermon addresses the following points: \u2022 Abel was one of God\u2019s elect people \u2022 Abel knew he was one of God\u2019s elect people because he had been born again \u2022 Abel knew he had been born again because the Spirit of God bore witness with his spirit that he was a child of God \u2022 Abel knew he had been born again because he exercised saving faith in the redemptive work of Christ \u2022 Abel knew he had been born again because he lived as a stranger and a pilgrim on the earth \u2022 Distinguishing between the career paths of Cain and Abel, showing how farming was linked with false religion, whereas shepherding was linked with true religion \u2022 Tracing these career paths to their father, Adam, who was also a farmer and a shepherd \u2022 Showing how Abel\u2019s career path of shepherding represents true religion, illustrating the 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