Gospel Invitations: See Matthew 11:25-30 Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
II. To Us He is Precious, To Them He is not
III. We will never be put to Shame, They will Suffer Eternal Shame
IV. We Are “Chosen” by God, They Are “Appointed” by God
The lost are “appointed” for stumbling – or as many translations put it “destined”. Grudem – “The RSV correctly represents this appointment to disobedience as a completed event in the past they were destined), for that is the force of the aorist indicative here. It is impossible exegetically to say that God appointed not persons but the fact of stumbling as the penalty for disobedience…for the verb is plural (they were appointed) and the subject must be the persons who are disbelieving (v.7) and stumbling and disobeying (v.8). The time of such destining is not specified, but elsewhere in Scripture related passages about predestination view it as occurring before creation or “before the foundation of the world.”
V. We Live in God's Light, They Are in Darkness
VI. We Have Obtained Mercy, They Have not Obtained Mercy
VII. We Are His Covenant People, They Are not “a People”
See Hosea 1:9-10 A chosen generation A royal priesthood A holy nation His own special people
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“ Great Sermon! ” This sermon is very good. Although I'm sure it will offend many, both believer and unbeliever, God is glorified and that's as it should be. Thank you Pastor Steve for not shrinking back from the hard truth of the gospel, the things people don't want to hear.
Pastor Steve came to Christ at the age of 11. He graduated from Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College in 1979 with a B.A. in theology as the Valedictorian of his class. He joined our church in 1978, came on staff, full-time in 1980, was ordained as an Elder in 1982, and became...
