The Voice of Blood

Driving home: You are come to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaketh better than that of Abel.

Martin contrasts common experiences of blood (soaked garments, spattered walls) with the unique, spiritual reality of blood that has a voice and speaks to God and man, setting up the central theme.

Strange language. Blood that speaks. We've heard of blood that soaked a man's garment. Blood spattered upon walls or upon concrete.

6:18 - 6:34 Read in full sermon

Driving home: And the message of Abel's blood was nothing more or less than a cry to God for vengeance, for retribution, and for judgment.

The ground is personified as having a mouth that first swallows Abel's blood and then opens again to 'speak' or 'cry' to God, vividly illustrating the message of vengeance.

This is very graphic imagery because later on in verse 11 he says, cursed art thou from the ground which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand. Here the ground is likened to that which has a mouth. And when the blood of Abel is spilled, the mouth is opened to swallow it. And now God says the mouth is opened again not to swallow anything but to speak.

10:34 - 11:03 Read in full sermon

Driving home: God has a self imposed area of amnesia self imposed their sins and iniquities I'll remember now I'm speaking in figurative language of course God cannot forget anything from any sphere at any point in all of eternity for…

Martin uses the concept of God having a 'self-imposed area of amnesia' regarding the sins of His people to explain how God 'remembers no more' their iniquities, acknowledging the figurative nature of the language.

here is the great indication the knowledge of God is internalized and becomes real to that child according to his capacity yes but from the least to the greatest they will all know me they'll know me that's what God says and then the fourth blessing of that covenant is they will be completely forgiven of all their sins for I will be merciful to their iniquities and their sins will I remember no more God has a self imposed area of amnesia self imposed their sins and iniquities I'll remember now I'm speaking in figurative language of course God cannot forget anything from any sphere at any point...

30:22 - 31:50 Read in full sermon

The point: Put your spiritual ear close to the cup and hear its voice as it represents the blood of Christ, hearing its message of pardon and covenant blessings.

During communion, Martin instructs congregants to 'put your spiritual ear close to the cup and hear its voice,' personifying the cup as representing Christ's blood and its message of pardon.

remembrance all of his sins and his iniquity what a wonderful thing to have Jesus blood speaking such things for me to have the blood of Jesus speaking that for me and dear people that's what we're doing when we're coming to the table this do in remembrance of me that is to have communion with him who is the mediator of the new covenant but you see you cannot separate him at the table from what he did for he said this cup is the new covenant in my blood and as you hold the cup tonight may I urge you to put your spiritual ear close to the cup and hear its voice as it represents the blood of Chr...

33:19 - 34:49 Read in full sermon

The point: Do not refuse Him who speaks, recognizing the serious consequences of rejecting God's provision in Christ.

Martin illustrates the inexhaustible nature of Christ's saving power by stating that even after sprinkling millions, He 'has not even increased his heartbeat a half a beat a minute,' emphasizing the plenitude of grace.

voice into heaven and God came down and that voice was efficacious and curse and banishment came to came my friends don't you refuse him who speaks it is God who speaks in these great reality and he says to every one of you in your sin in your guilt in your uncleanness in your defilement in your ignorance of and rebellion to God in my son I have made an adequate provision for all and any and every sinner who will come and be sprinkled in the blood of my son God graciously invites everyone boys girls men and women and says here is my son and though his blood has been sprinkled upon millions and...

36:15 - 37:45 Read in full sermon

The point: Do not be so foolish as to choose God's place of banishment and rejection rather than being His possession.

Hell is described as 'God's rejection heap' for stubborn rebels, vividly portraying the consequence of refusing Christ and emphasizing the horror of eternal banishment.

claim you as his possession and in the day of judgment say depart from me I never knew you you're not part of my possession hell is God's rejection heap is that what you want outer darkness weeping wailing gnashing of teeth are you so foolish as to sit here and say yeah I'll take that I'll take God's place of banishment for stubborn rebels I'll take God's place of rejection rather than be his possession no desire to know the God who made you no desire to go home tonight and pillow your head knowing all your sins apart what madness sin is oh dear men and women boys and girls see that you refuse...

38:39 - 40:09 Read in full sermon