Glory of Redeemer/Goal of Redemption

In this part of the sermon: Martin introduces 1 Peter as a 'traveler's guide' for Christian pilgrims, emphasizing that believers are 'elect sojourners' whose citizenship is in heaven. He explains that Peter…

The analogy of a road map and traveler's guide for unfamiliar travel is used to describe 1 Peter as a guide for Christian pilgrims navigating an unfamiliar world.

so that your faith and hope might be in God, or perhaps better rendered, so that your faith and hope are in God. Now on this 4th of July holiday weekend, I'm sure most of you are aware that millions of Americans, have left their homes to travel to other places. Some to places near to home, some to places far from home, some familiar, some not so familiar. And for the non-familiar traveler, a road map is almost an essential companion.

2:29 - 3:11 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: The second aspect is that Christ is the historically manifested Redeemer, 'manifested at the end of the times for your sake.' This means God's eternal purpose for redemption was…

Martin uses the illustration of his hand hidden by a handkerchief to explain 'manifested' as making fully known something previously hidden, applying it to Christ's historical manifestation.

but then notice the second thing that Peter tells us that relates to the glory of the Redeemer He is the historically manifested Redeemer He is the historically manifested Redeemer yes He was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world but was manifested at the end of the times for your sake now what's this word manifested mean to manifest means to make fully known to openly disclose something that is previously hidden it's there but it is not made fully known and trying to illustrate it this is the only illustration that came up to me that would be visual this hand with the particular...

21:48 - 23:16 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Thirdly, Christ is the resurrected and glorified Redeemer. Unlike sacrificial lambs, Christ's death was followed by His resurrection and ascension to glory, validating the…

The example of a sacrificial lamb never returning to the flock after its death illustrates how Christ's resurrection goes beyond the Old Testament shadows, highlighting His unique glory.

blood that he shed in his identity as God's true lamb the substantial real lamb every lamb on Jewish altars every lamb picked out from the flock and marked to be the Passover lamb was but a faint shadow of this substantial real lamb the lamb without blemish and without spot but now let me ask you this question when the sacrificial lamb had its blood shed in violent death and that's what it means that we are redeemed by the blood of Christ his life poured out in a violent sacrificial death let me ask you children if you had been asked by your dad to go out and pick out that lamb look it over ve...

33:24 - 34:54 Read in full sermon

The point: Increase much in holiness and be strong against temptations to sin by viewing much and seeking to know much of the death of Jesus Christ.

A quote from Bishop Leighton is used to summarize the practical application: to increase in holiness and resist temptation, one must frequently consider the high price of redemption and respond to sin by prioritizing Christ.

bondage by the payment of a price what the price was not no earthly commodity it was the heavenly commodity of the blood of incarnate deity blood shed by a redeemer who's suffused with glory his glory seen in that he is the eternally appointed redeemer he is the historically manifested redeemer he is the resurrected and glorified redeemer he is the appointed exclusive mediatorial redeemer this is the stuff of which that godly fear is comprised and fed and nurtured it is to mark me in all of my Torah I close by reading a brief quote from old Bishop Layton I read it a couple of weeks ago so if a...

56:27 - 57:54 Read in full sermon