This is the joy of repentance, this is the joy of forgiveness, this is the joy of obedience. Founded in 1969, Grace to You is the nonprofit organization responsible for developing, producing, and distributing John MacArthur's books, audio resources, and the "Grace to You" radio and television programs. Since the UK is now no longer a member of the EU, you may be charged an import tax on this item by the customs authorities in your country of residence, which is beyond our control. 2023 Grace to You. The right of capital punishment belongs to a duly constituted government and is never, ever to be an act of personal, private vengeance. He still speaks directly through the pages of Scripture. He says, How could you have done this? essentially. God didnt establish an illustration of personal vengeance here. Now lets pick it up where we left off. And the purpose of it (Romans 2:4 and 5) is to lead that person to repentance. Because his deeds were evil and his brothers were righteous. It just ground on him that Abel was righteous. The curse is the woman is going to have a sort of predatory desire toward the man and he is going to have to battle to subdue that. Thats why we have to have government. Cain did. Patriarchal history spotlights 4 great men: 1) Abraham (Gen. 12:125:8); 2) Isaac (Gen. 21:135:29); 3) Jacob (Gen. 25:2150:14); and 4) Joseph (Gen. 30:2250:26). Weve covered a lot and yet weve covered only one thing, one great subject, what it is to be an unbeliever, with all of its facets. He says, You can either repent and do whats right, and Ill forgive you and your face will be lifted up, or you can just keep doing what youre doing, and just hold onto your sin, and youre going to fight it all your life as its going to be like a hungry lion waiting to chew you up. He let him live. Solid Joys. He has been the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Los Angeles, California since February 9, 1969 and also currently is the president of The Master's College in Newhall, California and. Enter your email address and we will send you instructions on how to reset your password. Gods people came to understand not only their ancestry and family history, but also the origins of their institutions, customs, languages, and different cultures, especially basic human experiences such as sin and death. There never had been a killing of anybody. No compelling reasons have been forthcoming to challenge Mosaic authorship. 16. Everybody is a worshiper. Major Prophets Luke-Acts Theres no written Scripture, so the Lord speaks directly. Abel was lured into a trap set by his evil brother, Cain. After clicking 'Register', you will receive an email with a link to verify your account and to complete your registration. Historical Books Why is God gracious to the sinner? And its desire is for you; you must master it. John and his wife, Patricia, live in Southern California and have four married children: Matt, Marcy, Mark, and Melinda. Johannine Writings And Abel, on his part, also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. General Epistles Here it is: Have a hopeful beginning but offer unacceptable, hypocritical, self-righteous worship; resent God and His people, reject Gods Word and refuse to obey it, hide your sin by denial or redefinition, be obstinate when confronted by the divine judge, and when being delivered from immediate death, make no repentance, protest only Gods judgment and refuse to be broken under it, fail to appreciate Gods common grace, which lets you live and enjoy His wonderful world, and settle defiantly into the system of Satan. Bible Introductions - Galatians by John MacArthur - Blue Letter Bible This, I call common grace. of Scripture. The historical background for the early events in Genesis is clearly Mesopotamian. Ive read paragraph after paragraph about what it is, page after page, nobody knows what it is. Accordingly, we have updated our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions in order to comply with GDPR. That is the settled conclusion to the matter. And thats how everybody else comes that doesnt come the true way. They have hopeful beginnings, they offer unacceptable worship, they resent God and Gods people, they reject Gods Word, they hide their sin. Judicial execution is indeed the usual punishment for murder, prescribed by God, but at the time, there were no established courts. They offer God unacceptable worship, and they inevitably resent those who truly worship God as He desires to be worshiped and are therefore blessed. Genesis 24: 6/30/1993: God's Passion for a Pure Church: Acts 4:32-5:11: 7/11/1993: The War of the Ages, Part 2 . in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. 111); 2) the Promised Land (chaps. Not only let him live, He protects him by marking him with a sign, sort of like blood on the doorposts in Egypt that made the death angel pass over. Did you find incorrect or missing information related to a sermon? He invented murder. And Im just going to wander all over the place all my life as a vagrant and a wanderer in the earth. Meandering purposelessly, meaninglessly through the world, under divine judgment. Grace to You radio, video, audio, print, and website resources reach millions worldwide each day. After graduating from Talbot Theological Seminary, John came to Grace Community Church in 1969. Log In And by the way, in the Hebrew, his brother in verse 8 is emphatic. All Sermons | Grace to You - SermonAudio And the same is true in the personal life. 3750). We are a rebuke to all of those people because we have to proclaim a gospel that does not accept them. A standard was established by God at some point. The story line of salvation which begins in Gen. 3 is not completed until Rev. And thats what the sinner does, he flees the debacle that his sins have left, and he carries on the appearance of being an upstanding and noble person. In biblical words, the more sin abounded the more did Gods grace abound (cf. And the blood of dead Abel, obviously, couldnt actually speak, but the fact that there was blood on the ground spoke volumes to God. Major Prophets Either you come to God and your sins are forgiven and youre delivered out of that realm of sin into the world of righteousness or you spend your whole life in a losing war, trying to master this lion that wants to chew you up and spit you out. All rights reserved. People say to me so often, you know, Why doesnt someone come to Christ? So he denies any knowledge of his brothers whereabouts, he denies any killing, he rejects any responsibility for his brothers well-being, and you begin to see, folks, at this point, what terrible progress sin has made since the fall. The answer in Romans 2:4 and 5, The patience and forbearance of God is intended to lead you to- what? The influence of Genesis in Scripture is demonstrated by its being quoted over 35 times in the NT and hundreds of allusions appearing in both Testaments.
