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Further Evidence Of Regeneration
This sermon addresses the following points: • Abel was one of God’s elect people, evidenced by his experience of the new birth, the inner witness of the Holy Spirit, the exercise of saving faith in the redemptive work of Christ, living as a stranger and a pilgrim and encountering conflict with Cain • There are three aspects to Abel’s conflict with Cain—First, it implied he was in fellowship with God’s people; Second, it led to persecution for the testimony of Christ; Third, it was reflective of the enmity between the old and new natures • The essential promotion of social liberty among people with opposing views • The important principle of regenerate sinners separating themselves from the ungodly • The spiritual disposition of regenerate sinners…
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More Evidence Of Regeneration
This sermon addresses the following points: • Abel was one of God’s elect people • Abel knew he was one of God’s elect people because he had been born again • Abel knew he had been born again because the Spirit of God bore witness with his spirit that he was a child of God • Abel knew he had been born again because he exercised saving faith in the redemptive work of Christ • Abel knew he had been born again because he lived as a stranger and a pilgrim on the earth • Distinguishing between the career paths of Cain and Abel, showing how farming was linked with false religion, whereas shepherding was linked with true religion • Tracing these career paths to…
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Evidence Of Regeneration
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How Do I Know I Am God’s Elect?
This sermon addresses the following points: • The sinner cannot know he/she is numbered among God’s elect people based on outward signs, religious acts or advanced education • The meaning of “vessels of gold and silver” referenced by the Apostle Paul in 2 Timothy 2:20 • The meaning of regeneration • An explanation of Christ’s analogy of the new birth, as referenced in John 3:1-8 • An explanation of Christ’s analogy of the engrafted branch, as referenced in John 15:5 • The leading evidence that a sinner has been regenerated • An explanation of the Spirit bearing witness with the sinner’s spirit, that he/she is a child of God, as referenced in Romans 8:16 • An explanation of God sending forth the Spirit into the…
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Election And Reprobation (3)
This sermon is the continuation of the previous study which sought to affirm the doctrine of election. The following points are addressed: • The person who taught the Apostle Paul about the analogy of the potter and the clay • The Covenant of Grace is identified by the analogy of vessels • Justification and redemption are founded upon the doctrine of election • Israel as a nation (under the Mosaic Covenant) is an object lesson of God’s elect people under the Covenant of Grace • Election is according to the good pleasure of God the Father’s will, to the praise of the glory of His grace • Election includes the believer’s sanctification (growth in grace) • Election guarantees regeneration, without which no sinner can see…
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Election And Reprobation (2)
This study addresses the following points: • A review on the framework of God the Father’s blueprint for the ages—this framework sets forth the Supralapsarian view of God’s decree. The term Supralapsarian means, “Supra” (before), “laps” (the fall), “arian” (an advocate). It refers to the logical order of God’s eternal decree, and those who subscribe to it. • Linking the “respect” God had for Abel in Genesis 4 with the “vessels of honor” in Romans 9; and connecting the “non-respect” God had towards Cain with the “vessels of dishonor” in Romans 9 • Affirming the doctrine of reprobation based on the teachings of Jeremiah, Paul and Jude • Affirming the doctrine of election based on the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ