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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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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…
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The Difference Between Us
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • The importance of taking heed to the genealogies of Scripture • The structure of the book of Genesis • The connection between Genesis 5:1-6:9 and 36:1-8 • The diametrical difference between the regenerate and the unregenerate • The principle of godly separation underscored by Christ in His priestly prayer to the Father in John 17 • The principle of godly separation applied by Christ to the context of family relationships in Matthew 10 • The principle of godly separation applied by Christ to the context of material possessions in Matthew 6 • The principle of godly separation affirmed by Paul in 1 Timothy 6 • The principle of godly separation affirmed by Paul in 2 Corinthians 6
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Godly Associations
Some of the points covered in this sermon: • The structure of Genesis 4:25,26 • The lifespan of Adam overlapping that of those who lived during the first 930 years of history • The special relation Abel and Enoch shared with Adam • The significance of living upon the earth during the same time period as one’s contemporaries • The significance of interacting with the older and younger members of society • The personal testimony of Eve and her attraction to Christ • The danger of spiritualizing the Word of God • The danger of turning the Word of God into a self-help manual • The meaning of “calling upon the name of the LORD’ • The number of God’s regenerate people have always been in…
