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And as that creed goes on, who 
for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven? See, I 
think when you get your mind wrapped around John 17, 3, the 
only true God in Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent, you should 
have a breathtaking moment or a breathless moment like, really? 
He does that for us? Have you ever had somebody do 
something really kind for you that was just way out of left 
field? You're like, really? You're going 
to do that for me? There's an unworthiness and, 
you know, there's a humility that's inculcated. There's an 
admiration of what the person has done. Brethren, never lose 
that with your God. God so loved the world that he 
gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should 
not perish but have everlasting life. That this God operates 
in this manner toward this kind of people? This is amazing grace, 
how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me. I once was 
lost, but now I'm found, was blind, but now I see. We see 
as well in the passage the condemnation of unbelief. I will say it again 
on the authority of God's holy word as a minister of the gospel 
of our Lord Jesus Christ. There is forgiveness with God. Whatever your sin is today, I 
don't know your heart, God does. I don't know the nasty crevices 
in your heart, just like you don't know mine. Probably if 
we all really knew each other, we wouldn't be sitting in the 
same room with each other. God is good and merciful in that 
we're not omniscient. But I can affirm to you on the 
authority of Holy Scripture what Paul the Apostle says in 1 Timothy 
1. He says this is a faithful saying. 
It's worthy of all acceptation that Christ Jesus came into the 
world, sinners to save. In fact, he does it in a way 
to emphasize the sinners. Christ Jesus came into the world, 
yeah, sinners to save. We usually translate it to save 
sinners. He throws sinners at the front 
to emphasize the targets of this redemption. But then Paul, just 
to sort of counter anybody that would say, well, you know, I'm 
a little bit beyond the pale. I don't know, Paul, I'm pretty 
bad. You don't know the sorts of things I've done. You don't 
know the skeletons in my closet. What do you think Paul says? 
Of whom? I am chief. So on the authority of God's 
Holy Word, I can promise you today what John 6.37 says, all 
that the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes 
to me I will certainly not cast out. Come to the Lord Jesus Christ 
and you will be saved. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ 
and you will have everlasting life. But if you do not believe 
that I am, Christ speaking here, then you will die in your sins. 
There are two places, two positions, two options. And as Elijah challenged 
the prophets of Baal and Israel that, listen to them, how long 
will you falter between two options? If Yahweh is God, serve him. 
If Baal is God, serve him. Fish or cut bait.