Breathtaking Kindness of the Incarnation
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 has sent you should have a breathtaking moment or a 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 a 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
Condemnation of Unbelief
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 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 and that we're not omniscient but I can't affirm you on the authority of Holy Scripture what Paul the Apostle says in first Timothy chapter one 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 uh yeah Sinners to save we usually translate 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 I'm a little bit beyond the pale I I don't know Paul I'm 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
Two Options, No Middle Ground
but if you do not believe that I am Christ speaking here then you will die in your sins there are two places two possessions 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