He Who Spared Not His Own Son

Driving home: where is that person from whatever circumstance who can lay a just claim of condemnation at the door of any one of the people of God?

The Bible is described as a 'gold mine of biblical truth,' and the sermon's text as 'another nugget,' illustrating the richness and value of Scripture.

gold mine of biblical truth. This week we will be examining another nugget from that mine found in verse 33, where the question is raised, who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth, who is he that condemneth? It is Christ Jesus that died, yea, rather, that was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. We will be considering these words under three headings.

0:00 - 0:37 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: The third fact is Christ's heavenly session, His enthronement at the right hand of God, signifying His unlimited, universal power and authority, particularly for accomplishing…

Martin compares his physical presence at the pulpit to Christ's physical presence at the right hand of God, making the heavenly session tangible and real.

You have a distillation of the significance of the fact that somewhere in the universe, this very night, as much as I am now standing on the right hand of this pulpit, somewhere in the universe, and if we could be transported there, we could actually touch a body, the body of the glorified Son of God.

13:37 - 14:00 Read in full sermon

The point: If you are not in Christ, the word and law of God condemns you.

The 'worm in the gourd of its pleasure' illustrates how sin's temporary enjoyment is always undermined by the condemning voice of conscience, leaving a 'bad taste'.

always has that worm in the gourd of its pleasure that afterthought that bad taste in the mouth of that dainty upon which you have fed that's conscience that worm in that gourd of pleasure not only does conscience condemn the word and law of god condemns you the soul that sinneth it shall die the wages of sin is death who is he that condemns my friend the doctrine of condemnation for sin is not some carryover from a dark dreary spooky kind of medieval christianity it is the teaching of the lord jesus christ and of his apostles

22:10 - 22:55 Read in full sermon

The point: If you are not in Christ, the word and law of God condemns you.

The doctrine of condemnation is clarified as not being a 'carryover from a dark dreary spooky kind of medieval christianity,' but a core teaching of Christ and the apostles, dispelling potential misconceptions.

always has that worm in the gourd of its pleasure that afterthought that bad taste in the mouth of that dainty upon which you have fed that's conscience that worm in that gourd of pleasure not only does conscience condemn the word and law of god condemns you the soul that sinneth it shall die the wages of sin is death who is he that condemns my friend the doctrine of condemnation for sin is not some carryover from a dark dreary spooky kind of medieval christianity it is the teaching of the lord jesus christ and of his apostles

22:10 - 22:55 Read in full sermon