Truths the Holy Spirit convinces us about ourselves: 1. We are not unique or special a. We are all under the universal condition of sinfulness b. We are all the same standing before God - sinful 2. We are not good a. We have no ground to stand on before a Holy God b. We compare ourselves to others but the true comparison is to God's Righteous Law
3. We are not guiltless a. Our debt is great before God b.Without Christ we are condemned and still live under God's wrath 4. We are not neutral a. We are not unbiased b. We are are hostile to God before we become believers 5. We are not enlightened a. We do not have the ability to properly perceive the Gospel until God illuminates the heart b. We know nothing until we get to the point that we realize that we know nothing; at that point the Spirit of God can begin to teach us something. 6. We are not alive a. We are dead in trespasses and sins b.Until you come alive in Christ you don't realize that you are dead 7. We are not strong a. While we were weak Christ died for us b. Men try to accomplish self salvation - man reaching up to God in their own strength
CHALLENGE: Go through the next 24 hours and keep the 1st commandment. HINT: You can't do that !!! Only one person has ever been able to do that - Jesus Christ!
Since Jesus Christ perfectly kept the commandments, His righteousness is cred
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Grover Dean is the pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Glasgow, Kentucky. Grace Baptist is a church dedicated to the proclamation of Biblical truth as expressed in the Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689. Prior to accepting the call to come to Grace in April of 2004, Grover spent...
