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Common Grace
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • The correct view of common grace as it relates to creation • The false view of common grace as it has been appropriated to redemption • The false view of “Christ’s atonement sufficient for all, but efficient to those who believe” • The false view of a twofold atonement—one that is potential, hypothetical and passive; the other that is actual, real and active • The heresy of decisional regeneration—sinner’s prayer, altar calls, etc. • The heresy of duty-faith—that it is the saving and/or moral duty of the unregenerate to believe on Christ • The heresy of the free-offer—that the gift of God in Christ must be offered to the unregenerate, that they may have the opportunity…
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God’s Dealings
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • The several ways God dealt with Cain, an unregenerate and non-elect individual • The twofold purpose of God for members of the human race • The fallacy of viewing the human race under a single purpose of God • The fallacy of duty-faith, based on God’s dealings with Cain • The fallacy of the free-offer, based on God’s dealings with Cain • The fallacy of modern preachers, believing themselves wiser than God when dealing with sinners and handling His gospel • The essential value of the non-elect, demonstrated by Cain and affirmed by Romans 9, Luke 12, Luke 16 and Ecclesiastes 11 • The encouragement to think rightly about the unregenerate, especially those numbered among God’s…
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Six More Features Of Cain’s Testimony
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • The various avenues through which the sinful nature takes expression • The definition of sin and a twofold description of the sinful nature • The career path of Cain and how it represented his worldly mindedness • The invention of Cain’s false religion • The twofold sentence passed upon Cain by God, in consequence of murdering Abel • The impenitency and ingratitude of Cain, even after God bestowed upon him a token of mercy • The difference between the mercy of God as Savior, and the mercy of God as Creator • The purpose of God, fitting Cain to destruction • The purpose of God, permitting Cain to live a long and influential life upon the…
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Three Features Of Cain’s Testimony
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • The legitimacy of an unbeliever’s testimony • The reality of reprobation, though the unregenerate are oblivious to it • The origin of Cain’s rebellion and sin • The federal headship of Adam and its affect upon the human race • The covenant under which Cain was responsible before God • The difference between the covenant of works and the heart law • The reason why an unregenerate sinner cannot escape the condemnation of God • The difference between the covenant of works and the covenant of grace • The pernicious heresy of Duty-faith and why High-calvinists reject it • The repugnant heresy of the Free-offer and why High-calvinists reject it • The oppressive heresy of Legalism…
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The Framework Of The Gospel
This study is accompanied by a fill-in-the-blank handout. The diagram is known as the Framework of Sovereign Grace, the teachings of which are based upon Paul's analogy of a potter and the clay, recorded in Romans 9:21-23 and 2 Timothy 2:20. This framework was diagramed by Jared Smith and has become the basis for his teaching ministry.
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The Gospel Of Sovereign Grace
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • The twofold division of the New Testament books • The trio of gospel truth according to the first four Epistles of the New Testament • A basic outline of Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians • Highlighting a few things about the true gospel preached by Paul • Highlighting a few things about the false gospel preached by others • Highlighting a few things about the regenerate sinners in Galatia • The meaning of the term ‘gospel’ • Identifying the meaning of the gospel based on Isaiah 52 and Romans 10 • Identifying the message of the gospel based on 1 Peter 1:2 • Explaining the threefold message of the gospel—electing love of God the Father, redeeming…
