Biblical Framework: Creation, Fall

In this part of the sermon: Martin argues against a superficial approach to the framework texts, emphasizing the need to understand them within the broader 'canvas' of biblical and theological realities. He…

Martin uses the analogy of a painting with two deer, initially isolated, to illustrate that understanding specific biblical texts (the deer) requires seeing the full 'canvas' or broader biblical context (the setting) to grasp their true significance.

vast array of massive biblical and theological realities. Biblical and theological realities without which the statements and directives of these texts simply could not exist or could not be properly understood. Now let me illustrate what I mean. Suppose I had behind me a large canvas with a beautiful painting on it. And on this particular painting I had blocked out

13:53 - 14:26 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: This section delves into Genesis 1 and 2, demonstrating that man, made in the image of God, was created as an emotional being. Martin highlights various pre-Fall emotions like…

He uses the analogy of a cosmetic mirror reflecting an object to explain that man, made in God's image, mirrors something of the invisible God Himself, particularly in his emotional constitution.

on the basic idea bound up in the terminology of let us make man in our image and after our likeness. And to illustrate this, I almost brought my wife's little cosmetic mirror that she carries in her overnight case. If I were to hold an object in my hand right now, hidden from your view, but then take a mirror and hold it up here at an angle where it would reflect what was in my hand, you

22:04 - 22:41 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: This section delves into Genesis 1 and 2, demonstrating that man, made in the image of God, was created as an emotional being. Martin highlights various pre-Fall emotions like…

The metaphor of the garden choking itself with life illustrates the profusion of Eden that required Adam's stewardship, evoking his emotions of wonder and humility.

that it would bring forth so profusely that it needed to be dressed and kept or that it would choke itself with life, if I may use the terminology. And so Adam is...

31:17 - 31:29 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: This section delves into Genesis 1 and 2, demonstrating that man, made in the image of God, was created as an emotional being. Martin highlights various pre-Fall emotions like…

Martin humorously refers to God as the 'first anesthesiologist' when He put Adam into a deep sleep to create Eve, highlighting God's compassionate and non-sadistic nature.

But there was no creature that could talk with him as God did. No creature who was his counterpart that was not found a helper answering to his need. And so God, as someone has said, was the first anesthesiologist and God anesthetized Adam for his need. And so God anesthetized Adam for his need.

36:23 - 36:42 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: This section delves into Genesis 1 and 2, demonstrating that man, made in the image of God, was created as an emotional being. Martin highlights various pre-Fall emotions like…

He pictures God 'seaming up' Adam's side with two fingers after taking a rib, emphasizing God's creative power and gentle care in forming Eve.

And he took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh, sutured him up. I like to picture God in an anthropomorphic way of just coming and taking his two fingers and where he had split him open, and just seaming him up without even a scar being left. The man, the God who created the world out of nothing, surely could do that. Closed up the flesh and the rib which Jehovah God had taken from the man made he a woman and brought her to the man.

37:03 - 37:32 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Martin offers working definitions of emotions, such as 'the temperature of thought' and 'the felt sensibilities of the soul,' to clarify their nature. He concludes that emotions…

Martin quotes Dabney's definition of emotions as 'the temperature of thought' and illustrates it with the name 'Saddam Hussein' to show how thoughts evoke emotional responses.

Dabney called the emotions the temperature of thought.

44:15 - 44:17 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Martin offers working definitions of emotions, such as 'the temperature of thought' and 'the felt sensibilities of the soul,' to clarify their nature. He concludes that emotions…

He quotes another preacher's definition of emotions as 'the felt sensibilities of the soul' and uses physical sensations (ice water, hot stove, loud shout, taste buds) as analogies to explain how emotions register in the soul.

That the emotions are the temperature of thought. Now, a certain preacher who's trying to teach preaching to a group of people in an academy, in trying to teach them something about the emotions in relationship to preaching, he came up with this definition, that the emotions are the felt sensibilities of the soul. That's what our emotions are. The felt sensibilities of the soul.

46:45 - 47:12 Read in full sermon

Driving home: the curse of sin is it's caused us to take the cart and put it out in front of us so that now we go where we feel we want to go and where we think we'll get the best feelings

Martin uses the metaphor of a horse (understanding/will) and cart (emotions) to explain the proper, God-ordained relationship between these faculties, and how sin has reversed it, putting the cart before the horse.

but man's emotions were the cart to the horse of his will his understanding and his will moving in the direction of the will of God and the curse of sin is it's caused us to take the cart and put it out in front of us so that now we go where we feel we want to go and where we think we'll get the best feelings we're not prepared to say that my feelings are not ultimate it's God's ultimate because only in

69:25 - 70:09 Read in full sermon

The point: Pray for God to teach you how to overcome the tyranny of your feelings and mood swings.

He gives examples of how believers' assurance can be wrongly tied to external factors like 'the time of the month' or another person's attention, illustrating the 'miserable bondage' of emotional tyranny.

Your assurance can be measured by the time of the month with some of you dear young women. You guys, your assurance and your peace and joy can be measured by whether or not Ms. Wright is looking the right way at you. What a miserable bondage.

83:14 - 83:32 Read in full sermon