Believe the doctrine of election? Dr. Ironside called them "female dreadnaughts. ") Number Delimiters:*. I do not imply that any of us can fully perceive our sins as God sees them; but unless the prospective church member is confronted with the reason for the Cross (the enormity of sin and the price of redemption), the condition of his heart, if he is unregenerate, continues as a barrier to God. New International Version. English Standard Version. The offense of the Cross centers in the fact that the sin with which all men are infected is so serious in nature and in effect that nothing less than the death of the Son of God could have made atonement for that sin. They live as though there is no hell. See something we missed? Prophecy from Isaiah 28:16 and 8:14). I don't like to hear a preacher talk about it because it is ugly and it is unsightly, and I don't like to hear that sort of thing.
Someone came to Martin Luther one time and once was reminded by the devil of his many sins. Yea, more; if thou hast one spark of desire after Christ, Christ hath a whole burning mountain of desire after thee. Only as man realizes the first in some measure, can the second become to him a vital reality. Nay, God knows, the hard things we often say cause us more pain than they cause to our hearers. When you come to talk with him about the religion which says, "Believe that, or else be lost; believe that, or else be shut out of the pale of salvation;" he turns on his heel, and says, "I will not believe any such thing. " So, you see, this is "the offence of the cross, " that we do not let men trust in their own merits. The gentleman says, "Am I to be saved the same way as that chimney-sweep? " If a man does not himself love the gospel, he might let alone other people that do. Dost thou desire this moment to come to Christ?
We don't hear much about judgment and hell. Eighthly, it's the blood of cleansing. Jesus even taught that some of his disciples would be offended by the message of the cross and chose to not follow him anymore (John 6:60-61). Now I come, in the third place, TO SAY SOMETHING TO THOSE WHO ARE OFFENDED AT THE CROSS. Why, it shocks my humanity! And he turns away with an anathema against the cross. He does not come as a customer to the counter with something to offer God for so great salvation, but he comes as a beggar to the back door of heaven to receive something for nothing. But the cross reveals the riches of God and the grace of God to a poor lost world.
If the gospel message of the cross Paul preached was even slightly changed it became more appealing and less offensive to the Jews. Paul then continues to give an example in v9 of the leaven, where a little leaven leavens the whole lump. Men who shrug their shoulders generally do a deal of mischief, though they may not know it. "I won't go to hear Mr. So-and-so, " says one, "for he will be sure to offend me. " But identification can become a handicap where unconsciously or otherwise the prospect is won to faith in another individual and not in the living Christ. Remove Square Brackets. In his very winsome manner, Dr. Anderson presented the plan of salvation to the young man and told him about the wisdom of God and how it was above the wisdom of man. I John 1:7 "If we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship with God", with one another, "and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son cleanseth us from all sin". Don't you know that it is the very best place for you? There was a reason for that. It was not uncommon for those being crucified to slump on the cross in an effort to empty their lungs of air and thereby hasten their death.
How many drunken husbands there are who persecute their wives almost incessantly because they will cleave fast to God! If there is anything you do not understand, you do not hate it; if it seems dark and mysterious, you do not reject it, but you are willing to learn all you can about it. One man has gone so far as to say that one cannot be in his right mind and believe that another could die for him on the cross. When we compare it with any set of dogmas invented by men, there is not one of them that can stand the least comparison with it for gentleness, mildness, and love. Yet Paul was not about to pervert the message of the cross to gain approval and followers. This is the Apostle Paul writing to the church at Galatia. They got down on their knees in the study, and the young fellow took Christ as his Savior. Another is in the shape of the letter T. The third, with which we are familiar, is like a dagger. He was living with his brother's wife and the cross condemned him and said, "That's wrong". All the way back in Genesis, when Adam and Eve realized their nakedness, they covered themselves with self-made aprons. And the cross offends men yet again, because it goes clean contrary to their ideas of human merit. Why is it a stumbling block?
"Certainly, " they reply. As for me, brethren, if I am still a preacher of circumcision, how is it that I am still suffering persecution? THE 'OFFENSE' OF THE CROSS. Paul says that all the law is fulfilled in one word, 'love'. Jesus taught in John 14:6, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. " Now Luther said, "Write beneath them all, The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses from all sin". Then, I will not go to heaven at all. " Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? And then Pilate, the Roman governor. In that case the cross wouldn't be offensive anymore. The fact stands on the same footing as the development of the doctrine of the essential Godhead of the Lord Jesus; for this too would seem to have been not at once and by an abrupt illumination brought distinctly home to the consciousness of the Hebrew Church, but to have been deposited like a seed in its bosom to unfold itself gradually. Anderson said, "Now, this is interesting.
Men who hate the doctrines of the cross, say, "We, too, preach the gospel. " They'd beat him with lashes, with long leather whips, with steel pellets, and his back was bleeding. When the sons of Adam and Eve brought their sacrifices, Cain paid God the fruit of the ground — something aesthetic. Many people want to come to God with what we feel God will accept in our good works and moral effort and not on the basis of what God has demonstrated over and over to us as acceptable. Share your feedback here. Some victims would become so overwhelmed with pain that they would become incontinent and a pool of sweat, blood, urine, and feces would gather at the base of their cross. The man who is relying for salvation on his own strength, does not like the doctrine of the cross. I don't think it is foolishness any more. From the days of Christ to the present, men have been saying practically the same thing. Two pieces of wood laid crosswise is not the Scriptural picture of the cross. And so back in the time of the death of Christ, there was Herod the King and it was an offense to him because the cross pointed to him and said, "Herod, you're living in immorality".
That awful thing became the very center of the preaching of the early church. The first point is fully borne out by the history of the Acts and various allusions in the Epistles, showing that the fact was so, both before and after the time when this letter was written. We should naturally infer from this passage that St. Paul had at one time seemed to preach, or at least to permit, circumcision. Am I to be saved by the same cross which saves a man who does not know his letters? " He had seen that faith in the crucified Saviour, by just consequence and in the Divine purpose, disconnected those, who embraced it as the supreme element of spiritual life, from all obligation to the ceremonial law as viewed in relation to their acceptance with God (Galatians 2:19, and note). You cannot look upon it! " The cross was as infamous as the gallows is today; Christ died in what then corresponded to our electric chair. A brother near or remote. I want to trust Him and follow Him in the fellowship of his church". Simply put, the cross was offensive. If your doctrine of salvation and eternal life in heaven does not begin and end with Christ, then my dear friends, you have a different gospel, a false gospel, and a false Christ who does not have the power to save. Thou sayest, "I have no offence against Christ. He lists the works of the flesh, 22. and the fruits of the Spirit, 25. and exhorts to walk in the Spirit. The redemption that He wrought there has value; the power is in the blood that He shed.
Without this there is no meaning to the Cross and no Gospel to preach. It comes not out into Smithfield, as it did of old, though there may be many a house in the neighbourhood of Smithfield that reeks with it.
Everything is gone that you ever committed before God. It has become an ornament and is no longer an offense. If thou hatest the gospel, let me say to thee solemnly how doubly foolish thou art to be offended with Christ, who is the only One who can save thee!
God is not trying to get people to join the church to get them saved. There were two thieves, two crosses. It is not a sword, and yet it has brought war into the world; it is not a fire, and yet it has consumed many old institutions, and has burned much that men thought would last for ever; it is the gospel of peace, and yet it has parted the dearest friends, and caused direst feuds and confusions everywhere. We can come boldly into the holiest place where only the high priest could go once a year. And yet, strange to say, gentle as the gospel is, and inoffensive as its professors have always proved themselves to be, when they have acted rightly, — not resisting evil, but submitting to it, whatever it might be, — yet there has never been anything which has caused more disturbance in the world than the Christian religion. Give people a good conceit of themselves, and they will like to listen to you; but that self-conceit is the ruin of tens of thousands.
Hark The Voice Of Jesus Crying. He Will Not Start Anything. Everybody happy - so happy - in the service of the Lord. There were children and teenagers, men and women of all ages, about 20 who assembled up front. Father, we love You. Look full in His wonderful face. RICHARD ALLEN SINGERS: (Singing) How I got over? Hark From The Tombs. Wade In The Water Ep. 15: William Herbert Brewster, The Eloquent Poet Of Gospel. He Is Pleading In Glory. His name is Wonderful, His name is Wonderful; Jesus, my Lord. And if you have heard his songs, you know that he was deep into the word of God.
Hark The Sound Of Holy Voices. He Took Away My Burden. He Is Not A Disappointment. Hark A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding. Music: Harold W. Friedell (1905 - 1958). You know, John start weepin' 'cause no one could be found - oh, yeah - no one ever told John to stop and look all around - oh, yeah - the mountain of Judah (unintelligible) sprang up then (ph) - oh, yeah - agreed to loosen (ph) the book, and he's the man that made it. In the light of His word, What a glory He sheds on our way! He is able to carry you through lyrics. This is my mum's favourite chorus. Through the valleys and over the fields, The river is rushing, and the river is here! Wade in the water, children. We have lyrics for these tracks by Rev.
Healing Rain Is Coming Down. Released November 26, 2018. Hast Thou Heard Him Seen Him. So exalt, lift up on high the name of Jesus. Hands in sweet surrender to His name. Are you sinking in your sorrow, Come Let Us Reason.
We know him best for his songs; songs with new compositional innovations and unparalleled lyrics that set new standards for gospel songwriting. O my God, I trust in thee, let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies. Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet. Oh, how He loves you and me!
Search results for 'hes able to carry you through by rev milton brunson'. I'm so glad You came to save us. Psalm 148--by Elia King. That's what Paul talked about. It was the man who bled and suffer. Let All Things Now Living.
Let it overflow with Love. Jesus is the answer for the world today. Have You Read The Story. And it would be easy for me to catch what he was doing, I had worked with him so long. JOHNSON REAGON: I'm going to wear a diadem in the new Jerusalem. Follow Jesus, I will follow Jesus, Anywhere He leads me I will follow. My soul looks back and wonder how I got over. You know, the angel flew to heaven... ANNA LOIS BROOKS: He said that a gospel song is nothing but a sermon set to music. Copyright 8 1970 by Lexicon Music, Inc. Now, Dear Lord, as we pray, take our hearts and minds far away From the press of the world all around To Your throne where grace does abound. He Is Able He Is Able Song Lyrics | | Song Lyrics. By: Patricia Van Tine. And lead us to Your saving grace, So we can be made whole.
Our God is an awesome God! Thomas Andrew Dorsey, in a 1961 interview, recalled the impact this recording had on gospel music in general and on the development of Mahalia Jackson's career. Have You Ever Heard A Love Song. Christians yearning. So send I you--to take to souls in bondage. Know That He's still able I've been hurt and abused Even lied to by the ones I trusted most I've had some nights I cried more than I prayed. He's able to carry you through lyrics. My soul looks back and wonder - my soul looks back and wonder - my soul looks back and wonder how I got over. Heavenly Sunshine Heavenly Sunshine. Special thanks to Wayne Shirley and NPR member stations WPLN, WHYY, WGBH and the Smithsonian Program in African American Culture. You're my friend, and You are my brother even though You are a king. His Love Is Wonderful To Me. Humble Thyself / Our God is an Awesome God.
Here Inside Your Presence. Here And Now Here In This Moment. Oh, How He Loves You And Me. By: Bob Benson and Phil Johnson.