Understanding God's Sovereignty and Election in Scripture
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"And listen, some of you this morning, you'll probably disagree with some of the things that I say, and some of the ways that I take this text and teach this text, and that's okay. But my challenge to you, if that is you, if you don't agree with me, have a teachable heart. Be a Berean. Examine the Scriptures, examine what it is I say, and determine if the Scriptures say what I say is true. Amen?" [00:01:23] (28 seconds)
"I really believe if you do that, you'll see at the heart of the Bible's message to us lies a God that sovereignly works all things out, including the salvation of His elect, according to the counsel of His will, Ephesians chapter 1, verse 11. The Apostle Paul, he actually cites this chapter, Genesis 25, in his defense of this very doctrine of election in Romans chapter 9. And so listen, don't tune me out. We need to think very carefully about this doctrine, how it all applies to us today." [00:01:50] (32 seconds)
"The point that Moses is making here, the thing he's trying to impress upon his readers, is that God's plan or God's purpose, it will happen exactly as God intends, according to his will. God is sovereign. And what he says, he'll do. What he plans to do, he will do. And Moses' point here, it's that if we want to experience the blessings of God, we have to do it. We have to submit and commit ourselves to what it is he says and what it is he plans to do." [00:03:28] (31 seconds)
"That's what it means for God to be sovereign. He's in control of all things, all the time, sustaining everything, and nothing happens outside of the will of God. And it's very difficult for us to wrap our minds around that, but it's the same thing. The Hebrews author says in Hebrews 1, verse 3, where it says that Jesus, he upholds all things by the word of his power. What does it say? All things." [00:04:38] (28 seconds)
"Guys, there's not a single thing that God has said that hasn't come to pass. God's word is certain in all that he's spoken. Or in other words, God's promises are always true. That's our first point. Let's finish up this first section, verse 17. These are the years of the life of Ishmael, 137 years. He breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people. They settled from Havilah to Sirb, which is opposite to Egypt, in the direction of Assyria. He settled over against all his kinsmen." [00:19:36] (35 seconds)
"Now, see Moses' point here. God chooses certain people, right? He elects certain people to bring about his promises. And guys, God's choices, they're contrary to man's wisdom. He doesn't do what we always think is best or right because we're finite beings. He doesn't operate on the basis of merit. If he did, Ishmael being the firstborn son, he would have received the inheritance and the blessing. God operates on the basis of merit. He doesn't operate on the basis of grace." [00:23:27] (31 seconds)
"Listen, according to that same chapter, it says, God chooses some of us as vestiges. Some of us are vessels for honorable use, some for destruction, or in other words, God's chosen some for salvation and he leaves the rest to their own decisions. We'll talk about this more in a moment when we talk about God's plans, but guys, understand what God lays out in his word." [00:24:20] (23 seconds)
"And listen, when we've gained the knowledge that God's word has, we have to understand again that God's word, it does stand true. It will happen just exactly as it says it will. And so if it says you're a sinner that'll die separated from God, you know what you should do? Believe it." [00:26:03] (19 seconds)
"Conception, guys, it's not merely a physical event that happens between a man and a woman in the bedroom. Guys, conception, it's a supernatural event. And you have to see that here. It takes God to open the womb in his sovereignty. It takes God to grant and create life. The man and the woman, we are simply vessels to bring about God's purposes. And we have to see that. Is Abraham and Isaac and Jacob not also vessels to bring about God's purposes?" [00:31:06] (33 seconds)
"Listen, they fight in every situation. They fight up into the very end of their life where they will reconcile. Jacob, he comes up to him. Esau, he has a stronger military force. He's coming back to the promised land. And Jacob's bowing down to Esau. He's afraid for his life. He thinks Esau is going to kill him. He took everything from Esau. Why would he believe anything otherwise?" [00:39:30] (21 seconds)
"Now, now there's a ton in the New Testament that shows God's fulfillment of this plan, but let me just read one of them. This is, this is about the fulfillment of God's plans, plans he's made long before the world was ever formed. Colossians chapter 1, verses 15 through 20. Speaking about Jesus, Paul says this. The firstborn of all creation, for by him, all things were created in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities, all things were were created through him and what's it say there for him why was god working through abraham and isaac and jacob because that was the purpose of god to bring him glory through jesus it was for him verse 17 and he bore all or and he is before all things and in him all things hold together and he is the head of the body the church he is the beginning the firstborn from the dead that in everything he might be preeminent for in him all the fullness of god was pleased to dwell and through him to reconcile to himself all things whether on earth or in heaven making peace by the blood of his cross and so through jesus what's god doing he's reconciling to himself all things you see abraham and isaac and jacob what are they they're conduits they're vessels to get us to jesus and so in jesus all these sons that were rejected that we just read about all these people that were rejected that we just read about all these people that were rejected that are cast away through Jesus, they can come into the family of Abraham. When God set out to accomplish this purpose before he ever called Abraham back in Genesis chapter 12, that was his purpose from the get -go, right? And now he's worked it all out through these men, even through their mishaps and their sins, God's been faithful to his covenant even when they failed him time and time again so that he could bring about his plan of redemption because God's purpose, it is certain in all that he has determined." [00:42:28] (118 seconds)
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"And listen, some of you this morning, you'll probably disagree with some of the things that I say, and some of the ways that I take this text and teach this text, and that's okay. But my challenge to you, if that is you, if you don't agree with me, have a teachable heart. Be a Berean. Examine the Scriptures, examine what it is I say, and determine if the Scriptures say what I say is true. Amen?" [00:01:23] (28 seconds)
"I really believe if you do that, you'll see at the heart of the Bible's message to us lies a God that sovereignly works all things out, including the salvation of His elect, according to the counsel of His will, Ephesians chapter 1, verse 11. The Apostle Paul, he actually cites this chapter, Genesis 25, in his defense of this very doctrine of election in Romans chapter 9. And so listen, don't tune me out. We need to think very carefully about this doctrine, how it all applies to us today." [00:01:50] (32 seconds)
"The point that Moses is making here, the thing he's trying to impress upon his readers, is that God's plan or God's purpose, it will happen exactly as God intends, according to his will. God is sovereign. And what he says, he'll do. What he plans to do, he will do. And Moses' point here, it's that if we want to experience the blessings of God, we have to do it. We have to submit and commit ourselves to what it is he says and what it is he plans to do." [00:03:28] (31 seconds)
"That's what it means for God to be sovereign. He's in control of all things, all the time, sustaining everything, and nothing happens outside of the will of God. And it's very difficult for us to wrap our minds around that, but it's the same thing. The Hebrews author says in Hebrews 1, verse 3, where it says that Jesus, he upholds all things by the word of his power. What does it say? All things." [00:04:38] (28 seconds)
"Guys, there's not a single thing that God has said that hasn't come to pass. God's word is certain in all that he's spoken. Or in other words, God's promises are always true. That's our first point. Let's finish up this first section, verse 17. These are the years of the life of Ishmael, 137 years. He breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people. They settled from Havilah to Sirb, which is opposite to Egypt, in the direction of Assyria. He settled over against all his kinsmen." [00:19:36] (35 seconds)
"Now, see Moses' point here. God chooses certain people, right? He elects certain people to bring about his promises. And guys, God's choices, they're contrary to man's wisdom. He doesn't do what we always think is best or right because we're finite beings. He doesn't operate on the basis of merit. If he did, Ishmael being the firstborn son, he would have received the inheritance and the blessing. God operates on the basis of merit. He doesn't operate on the basis of grace." [00:23:27] (31 seconds)
"Listen, according to that same chapter, it says, God chooses some of us as vestiges. Some of us are vessels for honorable use, some for destruction, or in other words, God's chosen some for salvation and he leaves the rest to their own decisions. We'll talk about this more in a moment when we talk about God's plans, but guys, understand what God lays out in his word." [00:24:20] (23 seconds)
"And listen, when we've gained the knowledge that God's word has, we have to understand again that God's word, it does stand true. It will happen just exactly as it says it will. And so if it says you're a sinner that'll die separated from God, you know what you should do? Believe it." [00:26:03] (19 seconds)
"Conception, guys, it's not merely a physical event that happens between a man and a woman in the bedroom. Guys, conception, it's a supernatural event. And you have to see that here. It takes God to open the womb in his sovereignty. It takes God to grant and create life. The man and the woman, we are simply vessels to bring about God's purposes. And we have to see that. Is Abraham and Isaac and Jacob not also vessels to bring about God's purposes?" [00:31:06] (33 seconds)
"Listen, they fight in every situation. They fight up into the very end of their life where they will reconcile. Jacob, he comes up to him. Esau, he has a stronger military force. He's coming back to the promised land. And Jacob's bowing down to Esau. He's afraid for his life. He thinks Esau is going to kill him. He took everything from Esau. Why would he believe anything otherwise?" [00:39:30] (21 seconds)
"Now, now there's a ton in the New Testament that shows God's fulfillment of this plan, but let me just read one of them. This is, this is about the fulfillment of God's plans, plans he's made long before the world was ever formed. Colossians chapter 1, verses 15 through 20. Speaking about Jesus, Paul says this. The firstborn of all creation, for by him, all things were created in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities, all things were were created through him and what's it say there for him why was god working through abraham and isaac and jacob because that was the purpose of god to bring him glory through jesus it was for him verse 17 and he bore all or and he is before all things and in him all things hold together and he is the head of the body the church he is the beginning the firstborn from the dead that in everything he might be preeminent for in him all the fullness of god was pleased to dwell and through him to reconcile to himself all things whether on earth or in heaven making peace by the blood of his cross and so through jesus what's god doing he's reconciling to himself all things you see abraham and isaac and jacob what are they they're conduits they're vessels to get us to jesus and so in jesus all these sons that were rejected that we just read about all these people that were rejected that we just read about all these people that were rejected that are cast away through Jesus, they can come into the family of Abraham. When God set out to accomplish this purpose before he ever called Abraham back in Genesis chapter 12, that was his purpose from the get -go, right? And now he's worked it all out through these men, even through their mishaps and their sins, God's been faithful to his covenant even when they failed him time and time again so that he could bring about his plan of redemption because God's purpose, it is certain in all that he has determined." [00:42:28] (118 seconds)
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