Grace Alone - God Rescues Us: God Alone with R.C. Sproul

[@ligonier]

This message is from Dr. Sproul’s 10-part teaching series God Alone. Learn more: www.ligonier.org/learn/series/god-alone

[@jessyjonas4988]

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-not by works, so that no one can boast” Ephesians 2:8-9

[@jessyjonas4988]

“Salvation belongs to the LORD” Psalm 3:8

[@goosieschmoo8239]

I'm gonna remember that ❤

[@lovealways2609]

All day long

[@jessyjonas4988]

Oh, the precious love of Jesus🎶🎶 Oh, the fount of grace divine Flowing as a mighty river Washing sinners in its tide There will never be another In whose name we are redeemed Oh, the precious love of Jesus Pouring out for you and me Sin and death crushed underneath The weight of nailed pierced hands He plundered hell and tore the veil As creation held its breath Then on the morning of the third The Son began to rise Up from the grave, victorious Hallelujah, He's alive Oh, the precious love of Jesus Oh, the fount of grace divine Flowing as a mighty river Washing sinners in its tide There will never be another In whose name we are redeemed Oh, the precious love of Jesus Pouring out for you and me He is worthy He is worthy Worthy is the Lamb Sing forever, hallelujah Worthy is the Lamb

[@MrWookie21]

Why 3 days? What is the meaning behind this number of days before Christ resurrected? I only know there is another reference to it when Jonas stayed in the fish before he was released from it ; but I wonder if there is a spiritual meaning behind it, or symbolical. And 3 refers also to the Trinity, or also the triune man.

[@jessyjonas4988]

@@MrWookie21 1. So that the unbelieving Jew could not deny His death. They believed after 3 days the spirit departed. Similar to Lazarus. They would not be able to deny Jesus rose Lazarus. 2. To fulfill prophecy .Jesus Himself said he would be in the ground 3 days. Jesus died on the Friday when the Passover lamb was sacrificed. He rose on the 3rd day, the first day of the week. Signifying a new beginning

[@MrWookie21]

@@jessyjonas4988 I read you thanks, I'm not sure about the meaning of departed you're mentioning ; since in Matthew 27:50 it says "Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost." So the spirit departed instantly after His death on the Cross ; not 3 days later. But for instance I believe His soul went directly into Hades and confronted every single soul of the entire human race until His day of return, that every believer past, present and up coming during His trial might receive eternal life. I understand that Jesus' soul paid the ransom for everyone of these believers' soul before He resurrected from the dead 3 days later and raised out from the tomb. The believers' bodies of sin were each one crucified on the Cross ; but each soul confronted judgement in Sheol and was acquitted & saved individually by Jesus' blood. I also think the shroud Jesus left in the tomb, represents the dead flesh or the veil that has been torn to allow the believer to become born again, allowing revelation through the Light of Jesus by receiving Christ in them & into their heart. I also see a correlation with the veil that was torn appart in the Temple when Jesus died on the Cross. And that seems also connected with the coats of skins Adam & Eve were clothed by God after the fall "Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them" (Genesis 3:21). While leaving the veil, the coats of skins in the tomb (the baptism of Christ) believers can resurrect with Christ into a new creation ; the new beginning as you said. Otherwise, God is also 3 times Holy.

[@jessyjonas4988]

@@MrWookie21 “Each of these living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered all over with eyes, inside and out. Day after day and night after night they keep on saying, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty-the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come.” Revelations 4:8

[@1963wheeler]

At 5 a.m., I'm mesmerized by the solid doctrinal and biblical teachings of this man's encouragement to follow scripture and obey it with grace.

[@gailperry6828]

Luv It ❤

[@ridethelapras]

I would have told you to go to bed, but maybe you're on a sleep fast or something, haha.

[@1963wheeler]

@ridethelapras I'm telling YOU to stop hiding behind your cat and surrender your heart to Jesus Christ while you still have a heart beat!

[@ridethelapras]

@@1963wheeler My cat was killed a few Christmases ago… and I love Jesus.

[@1963wheeler]

@ridethelapras Moving forward. Sorry for your loss. Keep trusting in your savior.

[@jessyjonas4988]

There is forgiveness flowing down🎶🎶 From where the savior died The son of man upon the tree Exchanging death for life See Him there in innocence The body and the blood Behold the King, crucified Spotless lamb of God

[@jessyjonas4988]

“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16

[@edwardelliott5756]

I hope there is more to your theology than this one verse. Scripture interprets scripture.

[@jessyjonas4988]

Robert, This as is the Word of the Lord. I don’t go around talking about “ my theology “

[@AVB2-LST1154]

@@jessyjonas4988 I think what Ed means is that some "Christians" take the word "believe" intellectually and say "yes I believe in Jesus just like I believe that George Washington was the first president of the United States. But of course I've never actually seen him. Believe in the bible means to put your trust in Him.

[@al-lv1no]

I am really struggling in faith. I have had many experiences with spiritual abuse and being around other Christians no longer feels safe. Please pray for me.

[@AVB2-LST1154]

I just did and I will continue.

[@kkwok9]

Yes!

[@DianaDardagan]

Amen

[@charleslowe570]

@Ligonier Ministries Thank you so much for your ministries! My only question is... didn't J.I. Packer kind of throw his hands up over the doctrine of just, by, faith alone?... It seems to me that that needs to be addressed if we are going to assume a straightforward path from here and on...

[@damilolaa.3752]

Did Augustine refer to the virtue of converts as 'splendid virtue' or was he referring to the virtue of unbelievers?

[@LilacDaisy2]

I'm uncomfortable with so many references to the words of historical men and not Scripture interpreting Scripture.

[@JaDiLoco]

It's about Church history, what do you expect?

[@LilacDaisy2]

@@JaDiLoco Where does being nasty get you. 😞

[@damilolaa.3752]

​@@LilacDaisy2 Except something else was posted and then deleted, the response is not rude/nasty. Sproul was explaining church history and thought on the doctrines of the Bible. And he does make reference to Bible, for instance, Ephesians 2 where man is called spiritual dead.

[@JaDiLoco]

@@LilacDaisy2 Sister, I have no clue what your on about. God bless

[@honahwikeepa2115]

I should be fixing my car. It can wait.

[@NarrowPathDoctrine]

I love R.C. but his teaching here today spoke a little too much to me as someone sitting on the fence and not trying to offend anyone. If the view of bringing your faith to the table to be saved is not an important salvation issue, I don't know what is. I think JI Packer got it right with his statement and R.C. was not willing to go that far as to not offend those who do not agree that the Bible clearly teaches the doctrines of grace and that we bring NOTHING to the salvation table. Disappointed in this teaching.

[@edwardelliott5756]

I agree with you. God's word says what it says without any modification or rationalizing by man.

[@JohnMoog-ug6bk]

RC has said elsewhere that Arminians can be saved, if they don’t take their theology too seriously

[@riandewind]

The way I understood it is that R.C. didn't at all sit on the fence. His position was clearly that he disagrees with Armininiasm, but his question was whether one can be saved if one holds the wrong doctrine on some point. Regarding Armininianism he felt that you can't judge that they are all doomed for eternal damnation because of their views, but that they can still be true Christians even if they are wrong about this.