Theological term
Omniscience of God
3 sermons · All terms
The Challenge and Confidence of the Psalmist
Psalm 10 presents a twofold movement: the challenge of the psalmist in verses 1–11, and the confidence of the psalmist in verses 12–18. The sermon argues that this psalm is not primarily about David's historical circumstances but about the earthly ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ — his humanity, his experience of apparent divine withdrawal, and his witness to the wickedness of those who conspired against him. The church, as joined to Christ, prays these words as her own, setting the promises of God against the troubled testimony of sense and experience, and resting in the certain reign of the Lord who will one day cause the man of the earth to oppress no more.
The Warning Against Adultery
Proverbs 6:20–35 presents a father's urgent warning against adultery, grounding it in the necessity and blessing of God's law as a constant guide and protector. The passage moves from the internal heart lust prohibited by the Tenth Commandment, through vivid analogies of fire and hot coals, to the devastating consequences adultery brings upon the adulterer, the violated party, and society. Solomon's contrast between the pitied thief who steals from hunger and the despised adulterer who steals from pure wickedness sharpens the moral weight of the Seventh Commandment. The sermon closes with three practical means of protection — remove, rejoice, remember — and with the gospel assurance that the blood of Christ cleanses even these sins upon repentance and faith.
A Rebellious King and the Grace of God
The narrative of 2 Samuel 11–12 exposes the depths of royal sin — adultery, deception, and murder — and the sovereign grace of God that pursues, confronts, and restores the sinner. David's fall is total: nine months of unrepented wickedness in which Israel's king behaves worse than the surrounding nations. Yet God is neither silent nor sightless, and the initiative of grace belongs entirely to Him — He sends Nathan, He indicts, and He pardons. The sermon argues that the measure of grace is calibrated against the measure of sin, and calls both believer and unbeliever to the same conclusion: confess, trust Christ, and find mercy.