AUSTRALIAN BIBLE CHURCH     

October 14, 2012 

 A Presbyterian Church following the Bible without Qualification
and the Lord Jesus Christ without Compromise by Faith 

NOTHING ELSE 

Sermon 6

Today, we are prepared to complete the six sermons on NOTHING ELSE, commenced on September 9.

For this last case, we have here a separate sheet, to be read however in conjunction with the original four sheets.  This present Sermon 6, then, relates to items 25 and 26, and the finale on those sheets. The finale is reproduced, differently set out,
 at the end of this sheet. Today's sub-title in the six is:

WISDOM IN WAYS OF WONDER,
covering

There is no other Love to Equal that of God (25)

There is no other Work to compare with that of God (26)

FINALE

Sections covering this, for Today

1 DIVINE LOVE: THE PRELUDE TO  ALL PARALLELS

References: Ephesians 3:9-21, Romans 5:6-8, Jeremiah 31:16-20

2 THE DIVINE WORK: THE POWER AND THE PURITY

References: Romans 5:7-21, 8:29ff., Isaiah 29:14, 7:11

 

3  FINALE

a) THE UNPARALLELED PARALLELS

Here are the prodigies of creation paralleled by those of salvation
References: Colossians 1:13-15-19
 

b) THE UNPARALLELED POWER
AND PRODIGIOUS MAJESTY - the work God does in His name

References: Isaiah 29:13ff., Psalm 107:20-22, 40:5ff.,Philippians 4:4-6, Psalm 111:2
 

c) THE ENDLESS LIFE GIVEN AS BOUNTY
TO INVESTIGATIVE FAITH

References: Romans 5:8, John 6:50-54, 10:9, John 6:68.I Peter 1:5-8
 

d) THE WORK OF FAITH AND THE WALK OF WONDER

References: Isaiah 64:4-5, Isaiah 35, I Thess. 5:14-24, I John 1:7-22
 

THE ORIGINAL FORM OF THE FINALE
 

The prodigies of creation are paralleled by those of salvation
wrought by the same Word of God, incarnate as Christ; and

the work God gives in His name has unparalleled power and wisdom, grace and love, mercy and wonder, incomparable in scope and sovereign warrant (Matthew 28:19-20, Philippians 4:4-6).

Faith, in repentance, receives eternal life from its object, Jesus Christ, eternal Word of God, in creation, salvation and redemption (Luke 13:1-3, John 8:24, 6:48-51).

Walking with the Lord is a work of wonder, filled to the brim with the beauty of His holiness, requiring courage and granting peace (Isaiah 35, I Thessalonians 514-24, I John 1:7-2:2).