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It is not a matter of whether we like it or not. It is a matter of command
“By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples
Dr. Martin Lloyd Jones gave this very interesting explanation. Allow me to quote what he said: “The Christian is the man who is above and goes beyond the natural man at his very best and highest. There are many people in the world who are not Christians but who are very moral and highly ethical men, whose word is their bond, and who are honest, just, and upright.”
Dr. Martin Lloyd Jones gave this very interesting explanation. Allow me to quote what he said: “The Christian is the man who is above and goes beyond the natural man at his very best and highest. There are many people in the world who are not Christians but who are very moral and highly ethical men, whose word is their bond, and who are honest, just, and upright.
You never find them doing a shady thing to anyone. But they are not Christians, and they say so. They do not believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and may have rejected the whole of the New Testament teaching with scorn, but they are absolutely straightforward, honest, and true.
Now the Christian by definition here is a man who is capable of doing something that even the best natural man cannot do. He goes beyond that and does more than that. He exceeds. He is separated from all others, and not only from the worst amongst them but from the very best and highest amongst them.”
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📍 Sermon Outline 00:00 Trailer 02:11 Introduction 03:35 I. THE PERVERSION OF DIVINE TRUTH 17:22 II. THE STANDARD OF DIVINE TRUTH 43:33 Conclusion 46:43 Reflection Questions
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Highlights
There's a saying that goes something like this: To return evil for good is devilish. To return good for good is human. To return good for evil is divine. To love an enemy is divine. And to pray for an enemy, a persecutor, is supremely divine.
When people look at our lives, is there something special about our lives? Is there something unique about our love that cannot be explained in natural terms, that is not present in the life of the unbeliever? If you and I only love those whom we have something in common with, or who have treated us well, if there is nothing more than that, then we are no better than the unbelievers.
Christians should do more than what is common amongst the unbelievers in the way they show their love.
Someone once said that God has given us five gospels: the Gospel according to Matthew, the Gospel according to Mark, the Gospel according to Luke, the Gospel according to John, and the Gospel according to you. How do men come to know God? They come to know God through Jesus Christ. How do they come to know Jesus Christ? They come to know Jesus Christ through the Bible and through the way you live out this gospel truth in your life.
You are the closest some men and women would ever get to Jesus Christ. Take a moment and think about this. Some of our unbelieving grandparents, parents, and children may have never walked into a church or opened a Bible to read, but they see us living out this gospel truth every day of our lives. If they do not see the love of Jesus Christ in us, they will never see it.