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Scripture
Luke 5:12-16
Introduction
Of Leprosy, JC Ryle said:
Of all ills which can afflict the body, leprosy appears to be the most severe.
It affects every part of the constitution at once.
It brings sores and decay on the skin, corruption into the blood, and rottenness into the bones.
It is a living death which no medicine can check or stay.
Leprosy was incurable.
It was highly contagious, and they weren’t sure of all the ways it could be spread.
It was believed that physical contact with a leper was a certain way to catch the disease.
The lepers had to cover themselves, so that they could not be accidently touched by a healthy person.
The person who caught leprosy was an outcast.
They had to separate themselves from the general population.
If they did go into public places, they had to wear coverings and shout as they moved, “Unclean.
Unclean.”
The mass of humanity in market places parted like the Red Sea at the cry of the leper.
Of Leprosy, JC Ryle said
Of all ills which can afflict the body, leprosy appears to be the most severe.
It affects every part of the constitution at once.
It brings sores and decay on the skin, corruption into the blood, and rottenness into the bones.
It is a living death which no medicine can check or stay.
The leper was not just an outcast in society, but according to the Old Testament, was also unclean for participation in religious exercises.
Sin - Leprosy of the Soul
God is absolutely pure.
God is absolutely just.
He is absolutely good.
God’s nature is so impeccable as to be beyond the possibility of sin.
1 Peter
Yet here we find that the mind of man has enmity towards God.
Yet here we find that the mind of man has enmity towards God.
How can you hate One who is altogether good, just, and holy?
All of our sense of justice and morality rebel against it.
Think how you’d feel if someone came to you and said they hated mother Teresa.
What you think of someone who said they hated St. Nicholas?
Could you imagine someone saying that they were enemies with one of these historical figures?
God is far more lovely than any ordinary person who has ever walked the earth, yet God declares that man makes himself His enemy.
Romans 5
Martin Luther said, “My situation was that, although an impeccable monk, I stood before God as a sinner troubled in conscience, and had no confidence that my merit would assuage Him.
Therefore I did not love a just and angry God, but rather hated and murmured against Him.”
Heart and Mind
Heart and Mind
Ecclesiastes
The Will / Our Choices
2 Peter 2:19
Polluted Affections and Desires
A Giant Problem
The obvious answer is “none”.
Just as the leper’s contagious disease made fellowship with others impossible, so sin makes a relationship between man and God impossible.
The idea was that the Levites would surround the tabernacle and prevent anyone from approaching who was stained by sin.
God declared that anyone doing so would die.
A Joyful Conclusion
The leper said to Christ, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”
There was nothing that the leper could do but to reach out to Christ in faith.
Christ said, “I will; be clean.”
The stain of leprosy left the man and immediately he was completely clean.
He was transformed from outcast to citizen.
His fellowship was restored.
Reach out to Christ today for the forgiveness of your sin.
Just as He was willing with the leper, He will be willing for you.
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