 Many seek wisdom, but our wisdom cannot lead us to God. Our redemption depends entirely on God. So, no one can boast (1Corinthians1:29-31). Instead, God is glorified in our dependence.
First, the redeemed absolutely depends on God. God is the source of all the good in the redeemed. Redemption is from God. Father gave us Christ and has accepted Christ’s life for our life. God is not obligated to redeem us. God could have rejected us like the fallen angel. Our redemption is God’s grace, He without expecting us to repay. Our faith in God is also from God (Ephesians2:8). God gives us wisdom to know Him. We are considered good and holy before God because of God. (1Corinthians1:29-31). We are re-born, like being raised from the dead, through the redemption (Ephesians1:19, 2:10, 5:24; 2Corinthians5:17). We are given the Holy Spirit, as promise by the Father, enabling Christ to be in us (1Corinthians1:29-31). With the Holy Spirit in us, rivers of living water will flow from us. The Holy Spirit also serves as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come (Galatians 3:13-14; Luke24:49; Ephesians 1:13; John4:14, 7:38-39; Revelation2:1; 2Corinthians1:22). We are preserved and protected by God (1Peter1:5). We are sufficient because of God (2Corinthians4:7). Not just the source of all the good, God is the medium through which we get them. Through Christ, the mediator provided by Father, we get our redemption (Hebrews7:27, 9:26), and we are re-born, becoming good (2Corinthians5:21, 1Corinthians8:6). God is not just the purchaser, He also has paid the price, the ultimate sacrifice. Not just the source and the medium to get all the good, God is the good itself. Everything good outside of us giving us joy, such as food, health etc. is in God. All the good in us, the excellency of our soul, our divine nature, our holiness, and happiness, resides in God. (2Peter1:4, Hebrews12:10). The Holy Spirit in us is God. Second, God is glorified in the work of our redemption. The more we depend on God, the more we see God and God’s glory. We see that God is full and everything, while we are empty and nothing. So, rely our redemption on God alone. Absolutely trust God. Praise and exalt God alone. Ascribe all glory to God. Summary of a sermon by Jonathan Edwards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbQQtpoIwMM Comments are closed.
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