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If The Foundations Be Destroyed
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • Linking the statement of Genesis 5:1b,2 with Genesis 1:26-28, both of which record the sixth day of creation • Highlighting the similarities and differences between the two records • Considering whether one of the statements is a redundant repetition • Asserting the irreplaceable value of Genesis 5:1b,2 • Showing the structural value of Genesis 5:1b,2 • Showing the doctrinal value of Genesis 5:1b,2 • Showing the atmospheric (or cultural) value of Genesis 5:1b,2
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The Gospel Law
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • Reviewing the structure of Genesis 5:1-6:8 • The error of subverting God’s sanctification by the gospel law • Explaining the difference between the relationship Adam had with God before the fall, and the relationship regenerate sinners have with God after the fall • Showing the necessity and nature of the new birth • Showing how the regenerate sinner is zealous unto good works and affirming that God has ordained that His elect people should walk in them • Explaining the error of those who believe the heart law is given by God as the rule of conduct for a regenerate sinner’s sanctification • Explaining the error of those who believe the ten commandments are given by…
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God’s Grace And His Gospel
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • Reviewing the structure of Genesis 5:1-6:8 • The error of cheapening God’s grace unto salvation • Describing and affirming the common grace of God unto creation • Showing how the common grace of God unto creation extends to the righteous and the wicked • Describing and affirming the special grace of God unto salvation • Showing how the special grace of God unto salvation extends only to the elect • Showing the error of mixing the common grace of God unto creation with the special grace of God unto salvation • Five reasons why it is wrong to view the atonement of Christ as “sufficient for the salvation of the whole world, but efficient to save…
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God’s Sovereignty And Appraisal
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • Reviewing the structure of Genesis 5:1-6:8 • The error of undermining God’s sovereign decree • Explaining how/why God has only one plan for the ages • Showing the doctrinal importance of God’s eternal decree, as it relates to the gospel • Showing the practical value of God’s eternal decree, as it relates to trials and afflictions • Emphasizing the significance of viewing one’s self as a dispensation of God’s grace • The error of sidelining God’s appraisal of the human race • Showing why it is wrong to label a whole nation or family as “Christian” • Showing how God’s appraisal of the human race remains an accurate appraisal of the child of God, within the…
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The Authority Of Holy Scripture
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • Explaining how the apostles were responsible to oversee the completion of the Holy Scriptures as the final authority for the gospel witness • Explaining the significance of the Tabernacle and Temple, along with the prophets of the Old Testament era, as it relates to the Old Testament scriptures • Showing how the Lord’s people profited from the Old Testament scriptures • Explaining the significance of the church, along with the apostles and prophets of the New Testament era, as it relates to the New Testament scriptures • Showing the testimonies of Paul, Peter and John, each of whom acknowledged their mission to oversee the completion of the New Testament scriptures • Explaining why it was necessary…
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Despise Not The Little Things
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • The structure of Genesis 5:1-6:8 • How Genesis 5:1 and 3-32 proves the veracity of God’s inspired and profitable Word • How Genesis 5:1 and 3-32 proves the veracity of God’s promise to send the Messiah into the world to redeem His people from their sins • How Genesis 5:1-6:8 resembles the same pattern used by the Apostle Paul in Hebrews 11 • Denouncing the false teachings of “Dispensationalism” • Explaining “dispensations” from a sovereign grace perspective • Showing how the lifespan of each individual is either a ‘dispensation of God’s covenant of works’, or a ‘dispensation of God’s covenant of grace’ • Encouraging those who are ‘dispensations of God’s covenant of grace’, to not despise…
