of His holiness and justice, as touching the sins of man, is already made in the death of Christ, "whom God did Himself set forth to be a propitiation," etc. . They could boast of a wisdom more divine than that of the Greeks, a system of law superior to that of the Romans; while in virtue of their peculiar privileges as a nation they were in an incomparably more advantageous position than any other people, to succeed in their own strength, since they had a will to it. This is a common attitude of mind towards God. Open your Bible please to Col. 1:18-19. 4. Chuck Smith :: Sermon Notes for Isaiah 1:18. 1. Blank indifference towards Him is far more frequent than conscious hostility. Do you not think Thomas ChampnessBroken Bread, The Greater Prophets. Ta BasilBasil: Letters and Select Works, "His Chains Fell Off. " THERE IS PROMISED THE BESTOWMENT OF PARDONING MERCY. Rather it is the fruit of well-doing the outgrowth of a righteous life. Poetical Books b. At the present time we have need of a reasoned Christianity, because Christianity is tending far too much to sentimentalism and sensationalism. a. I have good news for you. 1. Up with the axe, and cut the rope! Pardon must not put in peril the holiness or justice of Jehovah. 1. (4) One of the greatest triumphs of the reason is to find out the laws of nature, e.g., the law of gravitation. mine eyes. Scarlet and crimson are colours far remote from white, which is the emblem of innocence, or righteousness. Luke-Acts " Consider. The master gives his orders to his servant. When the light and comfort of the divine presence is withdrawn; when the believer, from the prevalence of indwelling sin in one form or other, is ready to renounce his hopes, to infer desperate conclusions with respect to himself, to regard his former comforts as vain delusions, and his professions as hypocrisy; at such a time much diligence is necessary to keep the heart from despondency. But another says, "Before I came tonight I said I would not be converted." 1-35) ORACLES OF WARNING AND JUDGMENT - (ibid.) Let them answer. God having made this proposition proceeds upon the assumption that He knows Himself to be right in this case. We have already seen (Chap. 12, 13. "R. Phinehas, in the name of R. Hoshaia, saith, There were four hundred and sixty synagogues in Jerusalem: every one of which had a house of the book, and a house of doctrine," "A house of the book for the Scripture," that is, where the Scripture might be read: "and a house of doctrine for traditions," that is, the Beth Midrash, where traditions might be taught. Such a curious little collection of huts, thrown down anywhere; such half-frightened, half-friendly faces; such a scurrying in of some, If it is objected, that the necessity which urges us to pray is not always equal, I admit it, and this distinction is profitably taught us by James: " Is any among you afflicted? Talking upon religious questions, they say, "Why does not God come down and forgive us all!" One of them said, "I will do it"; but he went away, and did it not. Historical Books 1. Now see it all with me. The original reference of these words is to the threatened retribution for national idolatry, of which 'oaks' and 'gardens' were both seats. 2. It is through the great atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ. I do not say that reason can trace in every point the connection between the death of Christ and the pardon of sin; but, at all events, reason can clearly make out that, because God's honour is provided for by the sacrifice of Calvary, and that this sacrifice must have been of so stupendous a value as to render possible the salvation of every human being, there is, therefore, nothing to shrink from in the challenge of our text. It would be neither honourable to God, nor good to your fellow men, nor really beneficial to yourself. "R. Phinehas, in the name of R. Hoshaia, saith. 2 Samuel. You might and should know also that you must confess this, You need not expect God to forgive you till you do. has no familiar acquaintance with; 'doth not consider,' i.e. And the other was angry and exclaimed, "I will not do thy will," but after he had gone away he repented and went and did it. When Dr. Kornberg, a Stanford U. physician, says that, "evolution is beyond dispute, it's a fact." I. "Wash you, make you clean," etc. Your hands are full of blood.--Isaiah i. What forcibly impresses us in this statement is not only the all-embracing sweep of the Divine mercy, but the singular way in which this mercy is offered. "Come, make my name your trust and stay. When committed against special obligations of gratitude. We deduce the following practical directions. From head to toe, their bodies covered with bruises. You shall be so cleansed, that not the shadow of a spot, nor the sign of a sin, shall be left upon you. If they are performed as religious services, they are but loathsome hypocrisy, and an abomination to God; there is no heart in them. The text presents us with REASONING OF THE MOST PREVALENT POWER. 3. How could the Judge of all the earth thus wink at iniquity? perfect peace. short bed and narrow covers. It is for reformation of practice. A Teaching Resource Below is a list of broadcast messages that include a combination of outlines and notes, overviews, and media transcripts. WE have just come back from a Pariah village. 1. They will help you get the big picture of the book. This power exists, notwithstanding the devastations of depravity. The most recent include both the media outline and transcript. Man is encouraged by the prevalent philosophy of the day to take a leap of blind faith. God communicates forgiveness through the atoning sacrifice of His Son. III. We have already seen enough to show the intense and all but universal corruption which ruined the true work of the Church in Antioch, and still more in Constantinople. 1. 1. THE PERIOD WHEN THE INVITATION IS GIVEN. It is a great aggravation of our sin when we sin under the rod. III. II. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews, "This may be counted as our richest gain, to have learned afresh one's utter impotency so completely that the past axiom of service, 'I can no more convert a soul than create a star,' comes to be an awful revelation, so that God alone may be exalted in that day." Isaiah chapter 6. Sermons on Isaiah 1:18: showing 1-15 of 128 Sort By Scripture Clear Scripture Filters Rating 5 stars 4 stars or more 3 stars or more Any Rating Date Last Week Last Month Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last Year Any Time Denominations *other (4) Adventist (2) Anglican (1) Assembly Of God (6) Baptist (30) Brethren (2) Calvary Chapel (1) Catholic (3) 2. Observe, God is willing to hear your defence, if you can make one honestly and truly; but if not He will hear your confession. What manner of man am I after all? Major Prophets If we would listen, we might hear His voice in His Word, and in our consciences, saying, "Tell me, O men and women who are living without Me and in sin, what good has your sin ever done you!" Men And Women In Worship I Timothy 2. It is, "If ye be willing and obedient ye shall eat the good of the land; but if ye refuse and rebel the sword shall devour you." Let us try to follow God's reasoning in this chapter. No, says the modern enthusiast: I regret the new light, for the demands it makes upon me are far too humiliating; I see no reason why a man, given the necessary favourable environments, should not, by a little effort, become perfectly good. Herein do men greatly err. You sink below the brute." The Office of A Bishop I Timothy 3. Pentateuch The nature of the demand. The chapter in which our text occurs is full of indignant rebuke, and vehement threatenings, and it may not be imagined that a haughty people would fail to resent being so sternly addressed, and deny the equity of the judgments which the prophet foretold. He is compelled in this cause to turn witness against his own people. 4. II. I have to give the invitation to those whose sins have made them worse than beasts. Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Well, this is very natural; I think it is just what would be, if the debate were with a mere human reasoner. St. Mark. That God Himself is not a reasonable Being at all. 4. A life that you cannot defend and justify had better be given up. The Word of God has every confirmation we could wish. 15, Nos. THE TEXT IS NOT WITHOUT ADMONITION AND COMFORT TO THE BELIEVING CHRISTIAN. Justice by itself, no more than wisdom, can remove the evil. And what do men say in reply? In discussing these things Paul uses the word . Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination to me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. (i) Adversus Eunomium. Expository Sermon Outlines - Free Expository Sermons - Expository preaching outlines (PDF available) written by members of the church of Christ. God is uncompromising here. 11 and 12) that from Moses to Samuel the appearances of prophets were infrequent; that with Samuel and the prophetical school established by him there began a new era, in which the prophets were recognized as a distinct order of men in the Theocracy; and that the age of written prophecy did not begin till about the reign of Uzziah, some three centuries after Samuel. Many a man loses his soul by neglecting to act at once on some truth which has been brought home to his conscience. What plea will you make for not turning to God? It will be proper to observe the manner in which the promised blessing is bestowed. There is nothing like making up your mind that you are coming right straight out from everything that is wrong, let it cost whatever it may. I don't know why I feel so peaceful after looking at my navel for an hour, chanting ohmmm. 7.--"And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold on thee," &c. They go on in the confession of their sins. By Prof. W. G. BLAIKIE, D.D. This is primarily an indictment against Israel, but it touches us all. I. The parties to whom He will impart additional grace are those who, in obedience to His call, are straining every nerve to forsake evil ways. It seems to be an expression borrowed from courts of justice, and is tantamount to saying, "Let us hear the cause of the defendants.". 2. 3. And many who have never been "professed" Christians will be, on other grounds, professed by Christ. 1-7. We may never miss a Sunday service or a celebration of the communion, yet for all that be undone. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. This is primarily an indictment against Israel, but it touches us all. (i) Tractatus prvii. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. 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All privileges urged upon your acceptance in the Bible are strictly applicable and limited to the very time when they are offered to you. 6:10; 53:1)& relates them both to the Prophet Isaiah. But man's power to reason with the Infinite to take the thoughts of God and to feel their power. We rise toward our highest possibilities only as we live by the unseen. A. There is one conclusion: a set of opinions and beliefs that will not bear the test of reason had better be abandoned. 'Ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water. It is a fact (1) Involved in the existence of a revelation. 1 Samuel. Wisdom Literature Thank you for registering. 2. Copy the example of the latter. 'Doth not know' i.e. II. A. MACLAREN, D.D. It is the condition on which rests the world's best life. You may also urge His professed love for sinners. But these are dead works, they are not works of faith and love, which are acceptable to God, but are the filthy rags of his own righteousness. Pardon thus bridges the chasm which exists between a knowledge of duty and the doing of it..(2) Another function of pardon, and, perhaps, the most important of all in the reformation of character, is that it removes, or rather is itself, as its name implies, the removal of sin. 1. Major Prophets We have already seen (Chap. 2. In the previous context God makes grievous charges against men Now, He comes down to look into their case and see if there be any hope of repentance, and proceeds to make a proposals "Come," etc. Vol. The law is holy. It is mentioned 1,016 times in scripture. Foiled at every turn, Ganas began to feel that his star was no longer in the ascendant; that fortune had abandoned him; that in the game of ambition he had been finally defeated; that Nemesis was but awaiting her opportunity. I am jealous for reason; I will not, indeed, bum an idolatrous incense before reason; as though I held it sufficient for man's guidance, wanderer as he is in a darkened world; but let reason keep her right province, and in place of jostling with revelation, she will put revelation on a throne, and then reverently and submissively prostrate herself before it. It may be, you are tempted to say, "There is no hope. Today we live in an era of non-reasoned religious experiences. The guilt of guilt lies in the use of power without love. B. Inconsideration (3) 1. THE AUTHORITY ON WHICH THE INVITATION RESTS. I. God's promises play a vital role in helping believers grow in sanctification and suffer with hope, but should we claim all OT promises as our own, seeing as God gave them to a different people and under a different covenant? 6. Would Infinite Reason appeal to us unless we had the power of appreciation? each vol. We often feel ourselves outside the boundaries of God's grace. But there is something to be remembered at this point. On the contrary, it is always denounced as fraught with the greatest dangers to our souls. He makes the proposition to His rebel. "And There is None that Calleth Upon Thy Name, that Stirreth up Himself to Take Hold on Thee,". Wherever "why" and "because" are coming into speech, there reason is at work. When good news is brought to us we sometimes hesitate about receiving it. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Jehovah himself breaks silence! 3. 6d. 3. 2. II. There is a moral chemistry that can take the scarlet and the crimson from the texture of human nature. And the strong shall be as tow, and His work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.' That He is too great to reason with man; that He never gives any reason for anything He commands or does. Are your feet prevented from going on errands of mercy? Then somebody else answers, "Well, I would accept it, but I have always failed." A. PLUMMER, D.D. By Prof. G. G. FINDLAY, B.A., D.D. Pauline Epistles It is the most gracious, as well as wondrous of all conferences. Again, you say, "I cannot accept it, because I am so wicked." III. That though it has taken this fast hold, it can be separated. WE have just come back from a Pariah village. Once loyal and pledged as in the covenant of marriage to Jehovah, the city has become like her who "forsakes the guide of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God." I would decline to have it so. God has given us strong reasons to believe in Him. Learn More Sermons by Testament Old Testament View Old Testament Sermon Outlines View Sermons 3. And the same can be claimed for the resurrection. The word, scarlet, has the idea behind it of double dyed. III. Only thus, God states this to be His appointed way; He designs to save men in this manner, and therefore is this manner prescribed. Because it is most inconsistent to suppose that pardon can be given while we continue in sin. Sinner, bring forth thy strong reasons; then hear the reasons of God. (Revelation 19:8.) Appeal to His great love' to you, as manifested in what Christ has done, etc. It embraces three points chiefly. "Ye are they which justify Charles G. FinneyThe Backslider in Heart, Works. Is it reasonable to cultivate friendship with the wise, the good, and the great? saith the Lord: . the Bishop of Derry. By Prof. W. G. BLAIKIE, D.D. It is distressing to find the same moral apostasy, the same revolting unreality, 1 "Where are the mourners, [1] (saith the Lord) "That wait and tremble at my word, "That walk in darkness all the day? Pardoning Grace. 3. What are Consequences of Backsliding in Heart. Thomas Charles EdwardsThe Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews, "The Dust of the Actual""This may be counted as our richest gain, to have learned afresh one's utter impotency so completely that the past axiom of service, 'I can no more convert a soul than create a star,' comes to be an awful revelation, so that God alone may be exalted in that day." [302] (i) In Hexmeron. God is reason, otherwise he could not be God of justice. Tormented more and more by indecision and disappointment, and seeing in their effects the anger of a besetting demon, he gave out that he was ill, and that he should resort to the Chapel of St. John the Baptist at the Hebdomon. But God knows how, without destroying the fabric, to take out a fifty years' crimson habit, and not leave a stain behind. The marks of God are on all things that He has made, and by collecting these from all places where they can be seen, the reason apprehends His eternal power and Godhead, and never in the reason of man so nobly employed as when thus it is collecting the indications of God, so as to convert them into a correct and impressive conception of what He is, or when it is vindicating His existence and His character against the attacks of unbelief. Man is evil and does evil. Will you state your case to Me! Have these curses come "causeless" upon the people? Dost thou know the end of the terrors of the Lord? Starting our new series in the Old Testament Book of Isaiah, the 8th century BC prophet to the people of God. And does not that look as if behind nature there were some One who is intelligent, and who, because He orders nature so as to make for righteousness, is good? Is there not reason in this command! Hugh Binning, The Time of Doubting and of Spiritual Darkness Constitutesanother season when it is very difficult to keep the heart. Eis ten Exaemeron. Is it reasonable to choose a few moments of pleasure and an eternity in hell over a few self denials and eternity in heaven? Many do not present these reasons, because in honesty they cannot. Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching : . 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"I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against Me." 1. range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed Hebrews. Then tell Him of your great weakness, and how you entirely distrust yourself. By Principal T. C. EDWARDS, D.D. In Isaiah 1:18-20 (Old Testament), God's forgiveness was conditional on the people's obedience to God. My soul! Then it was reasonable that He should die. Is not self. The first section includes sermon overviews by Mark Dever (1 message) and Trent Hunter (5 messages). You may say to Him, Lord, will it not induce other sinners to come to Thee? Isaiah I.-XXXIX. Sermons Search Results: Isaiah 1 18 20 Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching : Sermons on isaiah 1 18 20: showing 1-15 of 135 Sort By Scripture Clear Scripture Filters Rating 5 stars 4 stars or more 3 stars or more Any Rating Date Last Week Last Month Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last Year Any Time Denominations *other (4) Adventist (2) 4693wool4807colours4808crimson4849snow4859white5191thought5355invitations5402market6653forgiveness, divine8326purity, moral and spiritual, The Stupidity of GodlessnessThe ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, My people doth not consider.' 2. IV. In taking care of righteousness He is taking care of us. Will not Thy mercy shown to me prove a blessing to thousands! These have long been known, are written in the conscience of the people. "What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" The apostle Peter speaks of men who are willfully ignorant. Prophets Now goodness is not a quality deposited in the heart and there shut up; nor yet a something to put on as a garment at will. Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? Take a hundred men at random as they hurry through Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture, The Great Suit: Jehovah Versus Judah'The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. But snow soon loses its whiteness, and therefore it is compared to the whiteness of the wool washed and prepared by the busy housewife for her fair white linen. For those who lament their transgressions and yet forsake them not are to be admonished to learn to consider anxiously that they cleanse themselves in vain by their weeping, if they wickedly defile themselves in their living, seeing that the end for which they wash themselves in tears is that, when clean, they may return to filth. Every thought, feeling, and expression, is tinged with the stain of sin. All who are in any want are invited to come and bring forward their strong reasons. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Historical Books Mt. To those intended by the Creator to be leaders of their fellows, it is given in liberal measure. If He is like men generally, a sort of incarnate selfishness, out of sympathy with suffering, indifferent to the miseries of the world, then the incarnation is unreasonable. I will go on as I am, and take the consequences"? Ascetic. The doctrine of the incarnation is reasonable. Is it reasonable to reject such an offer? If people live in a polluted atmosphere, we know what the result will be to their bodies. The reason may be called the faculty of comparison, or the faculty by which we perceive the connections or relations of things. This is a common attitude of mind towards God. Wisdom Literature Ta, IN ANSWER TO PRAYER:--Do you know any one tied and bound? If men would think more they would sin less. The utmost expression He could make, or needs to make. This David calls a time when God "may be found" (a seasonable time); because, as he declares in several other. 3. 2. God cries out to earth and heaven, and says, "These are the only limits of man's life I can recognise the earth on which he walks, on the surface of which everything is done, the heavens over his head, which look down upon every transaction of his life; that is the basis of My reasoning, and that alone." Now some sins are striking, glaring sins; you cannot help seeing them; and the sinner himself is compelled to confess them. When committed against special light and knowledge. frivolously ignores, never meditates on. How long would you put up with a dog that refused to obey you, that attacked you? Eis ten Exaemeron. With respect to faith. Are you unable to reach that purse which was at one time always within your grasp, so that now you do not give to the poor as you once did? Walter Searle, Africa. The text is given to ungrateful sinners. It was not fitting in the nature of things that death should hold in its grip such a life. 3. All sin is irrational and utterly indefensible. The reason is the faculty by which, from things already known, we advance to conclusions which these imply, but which, till the act of reason is performed, are unknown; so the work of the reason is a kind of creative work, and do you not think there is an inkling of that in the kind of exultation with which we complete any difficult act of reasoning, or even hear a speaker completing it?