Sermon Tone Analysis

Total Depravity

They did not believe V 34 -36

Turn to Romans 3: 9-18

The depraved nature

None is righteous - does not meet Gods standard

No one understands- mind is fallen, depraved

None seek after God- runs and hides

None do good- Works are not good enough

No Not One

dead, blind

Article III of the Baptist Confession of 1644 states: “God had in Christ before the foundation of the world according to the good pleasure of his will foreordained some men to eternal life through Jesus Christ to the praise and glory of his grace leaving the rest in their sin to their just condemnation to the praise of his justice.”

There is no way man can come to God

Jesus dying on the cross would not save anyone unless the Father drew them

The purpose of God According to Election

Turn to Romans 9

V 6 Abraham chosen out of the Ur of the Chaldees

V 7 Isaac not Ismael

V 11 twins one is chosen

they were not chosen because of how good they were or how bad

they both were born with a depraved nature

all are lost because of their Total depravity

God’s sovereign election chose to save some

who, why, I don’t Know

that is God’s resposibility

God is giving us a lesson in election with these brothers

before they are born, before they have done good or bad

The false use of Foreknowledge says, that God looks down through time and sees who will choose Him.

thus god will choose them

God is saying in V 11 before the fact of what conduct of the boys was, God chose

Total depravity says that neither one would chose God

Gods purpose/Will is being established

V 12 not by works but ONE (GOD) who calls

V 13 Esau was not chosen

V 14 Rhetorical Question

V 14-16 it all depends on God

Its Not Fair!

God choosing some and not others?

we all deserve Justice , hell for eternity

we all think there is something good in us that God has to reward

Turn to Matt 20: 1- 16

anything they received from God—was a gift flowing from the grace of God only.

God owes us nothing, not even a chance to hear and respond to the gospel.

Boice, J. M. (2001).

The Gospel of Matthew (pp.

417–418).

Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books.

the owner is the payee, and he has the right to give as much as he wants

Grace is entirely a gift- not earned

not merited

God does not wrong anyone by withholding Grace

Paul knew that there would be opposition to this theology so he inserted these verses

is God unjust?

no He is just merciful to whom he wills

God has the freedom to be merciful ,or just

no one will be in heaven unless for mercy

no one will go to hell undeservedly

none will depend on our works or will

Very passionate, are the opposers to this theology

but the opposers does not take into account the whole council of God

We must stand on Gods word, what He says

and if we read God’s word and be honest with ourselves we would see over and over the chosen ones

Pharaoh Is Hardened

V 17 giving an example

Some one told me this one time “I don't know why God hardened Pharaohs heart.

it was not right, and when I get to heaven I'm going to talk to God about that”

I have read many explanations as to what happened here

one says that God pulled his restraining hand off

one says that God spiritually made him badder than he was

God Hardened his heart

Pha Hardened his own heart Just as God said.

implying that Pha hardening his own heart was part of Gods plan

this I know God had a hand in hardening of Pharaoh

God was not neutral in the hardening

was Pharaoh's will changed?

yes

V 17 God made him, gave him the personality, education, temperament, hard heart, for this moment in history

V 18 Mercy and hardening

V 19-21 God is God Almighty

ISAIAH - King Cyrus

45 1  Thus says ADONAI to Koresh, his anointed,

whose right hand he has grasped,

so that he subdues nations before him

and strips kings of their robes,

so that doors open in front of him,

and no gates are barred:

2  “I will go ahead of you,

levelling the hills,

shattering the bronze gates,

smashing the iron bars.

3  I will give you treasures

hoarded in the dark,

secret riches hidden away,

so that you will know that I, ADONAI,

calling you by your name,

am the God of Isra’el.

4  It is for the sake of Ya‘akov my servant,

yes, for Isra’el my elect,

that I call you by your name

and give you a title, although you don’t know me.

5  I am ADONAI; there is no other;

besides me there is no God.