The Goal of Our Warfare with Sin

In this part of the sermon: Martin briefly reviews the previous sermon's topic: the predominantly evangelical motives for engaging in warfare with sin. He then introduces the current sermon's focus: the…

The Christian whose sin's dominion is broken is pictured as a soldier whose heart is lashed to the cross, looking heavenward for Christ's approbation, dreading His frown. This illustrates the evangelical motives for warfare.

Now in dealing with sin, in dealing with subject, that when sin's dominion is broken, it issues in a real and constant warfare with remaining sin, having established the fact of the warfare, last Lord's Day we dealt with the motives which constrain us in that warfare. I stated in your hearing, and I hope demonstrated from the Scriptures, as to the convincing of your judgment, that the motives which constrain us in this warfare are predominantly, though not exclusively, evangelical, and they are constantly, exclusively legal. And what I meant by all that, you can find out by getting the tape, I...

6:26 - 7:54 Read in full sermon

The point: Face up to reality and have dealings with God if you are not truly converted and fighting sin.

Some professing Christians are like seabirds flapping pretty white wings, or marines in parade blues with ornamental swords, lacking the 'creaking masts' or 'nicks and real blood' of a true warrior. This illustrates the difference between superficial profession and real spiritual warfare.

else but himself and his country and his people and his people and his people and his people and his people and his people and his people and his the shutting of the gate, but not an hour before. Some of you are like seabirds, just flapping your pretty white wings of profession. You've got no creaking masts. You've got no corn sails to change the imagery. They're not from real bullets in your helmet. You come here every Sunday strutting in your parade blues like a marine, and your polished ornamental sword, but you've got no real sword with real nicks and real blood on it, because you're not i...

39:29 - 40:45 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: He introduces the second part of his assertion: the goal is never the selective or partial restraint of some sins. Using Matthew 23:25-26 and an extended illustration of cleaning…

A detailed story of a child selectively cleaning only the visible outside of special dishes, leaving the inside dirty, to illustrate the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and those who only cleanse 'some sins' for outward appearance, neglecting inward purity.

cleansed. They were concerned about sin and being clean. For the 입 yıl silent disobedient Excellentart. It means they were very selective in what they were going to cleanse. For ye cleansed cleanse yeans the egg of the cup distortion and excess thou blind pharisee cleanse for that may become clean also you see the picture you're having special guests and mama takes down her special

43:11 - 44:14 Read in full sermon

The point: Whatever sin comes into your life and comes between you and the Lord, get rid of it no matter what it takes.

A story of a 95-year-old relative who, despite her age, actively fought against impatience and unkind speech, confessing her sin and praying for help. This illustrates that the battle against indwelling sin is lifelong and that true holiness is vital until the very end.

And how in the world is this hopelessly confused generation ever going to turn to the church and say the church is the answer? When they see the church morassed in the same messes and then borrowing the same answers that the world is found to be empty, dressed up with pseudo-Christian terminology. What a sham and a shame. May God help us dear people. May God help us. One of the saints sent a little incident and I close with this this morning. To underscore how real the battle is but how wonderful the triumph is in a true Christian. They were visiting a relative. I mean really

59:13 - 59:59 Read in full sermon