God's grace turns the judgment we deserve into the life that we don't deserve. 1. Two baskets: good figs and bad figs. (v.1-4) 2. Good figs = exiles taken out of the land. (v.5-7) 3. Bad figs = those who remain in the land. (v.8-10) Applying: What is the importance of judgment preceding life? How can affliction be good for us? Psalm 119:71 What is the duration of our sufferings, in comparison? 1 Peter 1:6 Why do we want to share in His sufferings? Phil. 3:10-11
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The Rev. Benjamin J. Snodgrass has been Pastor at Falls Presbyterian Church (OPC) in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, since October, 2004. He graduated from Westminster Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and previously served at Grace Fellowship OPC in the Germantown area of...