The Lordship Controversy, Part 2

In this part of the sermon: Expounding Matthew 7:21-27, Martin argues that merely calling Jesus 'Lord' is insufficient; only those who do the Father's will enter heaven. He warns against a religious…

The analogy of a river (earlier teaching on the kingdom) issuing into a lake (the Sermon on the Mount) illustrates how Jesus' teachings build upon each other and culminate in profound truth.

This marvelous portion of the Word of God commonly called the Sermon on the Mount. I heard from another preacher this week a thought that was greatly refreshing to me, that often in the gospel we begin with a river and we end up in a lake. And earlier in Matthew's gospel there was a reference to Jesus teaching on the kingdom of God. And that reference which is the river issues into this lake of beautiful truth in the Sermon on the Mount.

14:28 - 15:00 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Martin examines John 10:27-28, asserting that Christ's true sheep are characterized by hearing His voice and following Him. He challenges listeners to examine if they genuinely…

The analogy of branding sheep with an 'open ear and winged foot' illustrates the two universal characteristics of Christ's true sheep: hearing His voice and following Him.

Here they are. The open ear, they hear. And the willing foot, they follow. And if some of you know who've seen sheep, they don't brand them like cattle.

29:51 - 30:05 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Analyzing Hebrews 5:7-9, Martin explains that Christ learned obedience through suffering, becoming a perfect Savior. He stresses that Christ is the author of eternal salvation…

The example of Christ in Gethsemane, where His holy inclinations diverged from God's will, illustrates what it means to 'learn obedience' as a principle, walking over one's own desires.

That wrath would mean that in the depths of his soul he would experience abandonment by his Father. And the smell and the sight of the cup causes him to be crushed even to the point of death. And this passage says that with those strong cries and tears in which in the holy will of Christ he says if it be possible let this cup pass from me nevertheless not my will but thine be done he was learning experientially what obedience is. You see we never know what obedience is until everything in us would go into course A

37:59 - 38:41 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Concluding with Revelation 7, 12, and 14, Martin shows that the redeemed, described as having robes washed in the Lamb's blood, are also consistently identified as those who keep…

The metaphor of self-righteousness as 'rotten garment made of the potato sacks and the onion sacks of His own works and efforts stinking up heaven' vividly conveys the unacceptability of human efforts for salvation.

in my hands I bring. Foul I to the fountain fly. Wash me, Savior, or I die. Nobody will be there who's full of self-righteousness with a rotten garment made of the potato sacks and the onion sacks of His own works and efforts stinking up heaven.

57:20 - 57:38 Read in full sermon

The point: Stop all equivocation and rationalization, and honestly assess where you stand regarding obedience to Christ.

The story of Peter's denial and subsequent restoration by Jesus illustrates that even with a smarting conscience and bitter memories of sin, a true believer can still affirm their love and obedience to Christ.

And if you cannot say by the grace of God, with all my failures, with all my fallings, with all my stumblings, God knows, even as Peter said, having come to a painful awareness of how fickle his own intentions were. If all forsake you, not me, Lord! This other weak bunch, they... Not me, Lord!

63:18 - 63:42 Read in full sermon