Monday, February 25, 2008

God...Saves...Sinners...(The Details-Part1)



This is the "ground shot", up close details of Genesis chapter 3, where we see unfold the incredible "word" and "work" of God coming to rescue man & wife. We have a Savior who saves ('cuz that's what Saviors do!), the save-eze, and the beautiful picture of what it really means that GOD.....SAVES.....Sinners.....like me...and like you.....WOW!

Here's the J.I.Packer quote: (and full link)

"...God saves sinners. God - the Triune Jehovah, Father, Son and Spirit; three Persons working together in sovereign wisdom, power and love to achieve the salvation of a chosen people, the Father electing, the Son fulfilling the Father's will by redeeming, the Spirit executing the purpose of Father and Son by renewing. Saves - does everything, first to last, that is involved in bringing man from death in sin to life in glory: plans, achieves and communicates redemption, calls and keeps, justifies, sanctifies, glorifies. Sinners - men as God finds them, guilty, vile, helpless, powerless, blind, unable to lift a finger to do God's will or better their spiritual lot. God saves sinners - and the force of this confession may not be weakened by disrupting the unity of the work of the Trinity, or by dividing the achievement of salvation between God and man and making the decisive part man's own, or by soft-pedaling the sinner's inability as to allow him to share the praise of his salvation with his Savior."

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nice job Danny!

You laid out the problem... (explaining Genesis 3 very well)

you connected the problem to us...

and then you showed how God is merciful and loving and how He saves us.

Very nice job, indeed, Danny.
Thanks very Much!

- Steve

Daddy, Manf and Bean said...

steve,
thanks for the encouragement. hope most of all you are reminded of the supremacy and centrality of Jesus again today!
recently submitted this video to a pastoral search committee here in haverhill. they are desperate in their need for clear, simple law and gospel. please pray for us. thanks
danny

Anonymous said...

Danny,

There are many people in many places that are desperate for the Word without strings attached.

I'll pray that your video is recieved in the manner for which it was intended. Godspeed.

More than a reminder of Gods law and gospel, when you proclaim it to the hearer, you are actually DOING God's Word TO THEM!

His Word will make it's own way.

Thanks for handing Him over, without any expectations in return.

Your Friend and Brother in Christ -

Steve