When we understand the fall of Adam into death in trespasses in sins in the garden, then the rest of the doctrines of grace should be pretty easy to understand. Man is not sick, injured, or drowning. All of mankind by nature is dead in sins. Dead men cannot do anything. Therefore, since dead man can never commit any action that might be required of them to be saved to heaven, then the only answer must be that men are saved by God’s sovereign grace alone.
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We look at the example of the resurrection of the dead Shunammite’s son to learn spiritual lessons about our salvation. He was not resurrected by the staff (the word of God), but he was resurrected by Elisha taking the form of the child, stretching himself over him, showing us a picture of imputation and Christ taking our form as a man to give us eternal life.
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As we crest our ten year anniversary on the Gospel of Grace Radio Broadcast, we go back to the basics of God’s sovereignty in salvation as summarized by the doctrines of grace. We study an overview of the doctrines of grace – of Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace, and Preservation of the Saints. Praise God for his sovereignty in the salvation of sinners and for the good news of this truth that gives comfort and peace to our souls!
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In the midst of his suffering, Job experienced a more sacred nearness with the Lord in his trial. Our desire is the same as Job’s, to feel our Savior near in our daily lives. We feel the Spirit ministering to the children of God who are laboring and heavy laden to give us a close presence and comfort of the Lord in our souls.
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In our concluding message on What Is Faith? series, we consider the intersection between faith and hope. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, and we are also saved by hope. Hope is a stabalizing anchor in our lives that gives us confidence that God will always be true to his promises and true to his word.
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We study together the parable of the unjust steward. This is not teaching a lesson to be crafty or wily in your business dealings, but rather teaching the importance of integrity in the way we deal with others and in business. We must be men and women of our word, honoring the Lord in all our manner of life and dealings with others.
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God gives his children faith in the new birth, but we have to be diligent to add to our faith and grow in discipleship. We add to our faith virtue, patience, and other spiritual disciplines to arrive at the pinnacle of charity to make our calling and election sure to ourselves and others.
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In following the example of the heroes of faith in Heb. 11, we see that our faith should be edified by looking unto their examples. The faith that we have been given by the Lord is our foundation that provides us stability in our lives. Our faith also give us inspiration to have encouragement, strength, and energy to run with patience the race of faith that is set before us.
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Unfortunately, at times in our lives our faith might not be worked out like it should be. We might exhibit no faith or dead faith. It’s possible our faith can err, be shipwrecked, and even overthrown. However, even if we make those mistakes and don’t work out our faith like we ought to, nevertheless the foundation of God stands sure and nothing can separate us from the love of our God.
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We consider the distinction between what God sanctifies and then our admonition to sanctify ourselves and our lives in service to the Lord. God’s children have been set apart for a holy use, and they can never lose their state of being sanctified in an eternal sense in Christ. Then, because we have already been set apart in Christ, we ought to live a life that is set apart from the world.
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