Paul is dealing with the misinformed Gentile mindset that those who had forsaken the Messiah and had been cast away by Him could be truly saved. To be joined to Christ, however, in Paul's mind, ends the debate as to whether one is alive or not. This sermon takes the position that the firstfruit and the root refer to Christ. We learn too that the tendency in man's heart is to fight against the idea that there really is nothing in him that accounts for his union with God. Moreover, our response to God's warnings reveals the condition of our hearts, thus the goodness and severity of God are inseparable aspects of God's message to sinners.
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Derek Carlsen is a native Zimbabwean and was a resident in that country until he was called to be the pastor of the Church of Christian Liberty from April 2003 to September 2005. Following this, he became founding pastor of Covenant Reformed Church of Elk Grove in Elk Grove...
