How glad we are today to know that this Savior has come and has paid for our sins once for all. Do you know His name? Yes, it Jesus. The name Jesus means the Lord saves. Jesus had no earthly father. He came from heaven. He did not inherit the sin nature found in all of Adam's descendants. Jesus perfectly obeyed the Ten Commandments and fulfilled all of God's righteous requirements. Because He was without sin, He was qualified to give His life as a sacrifice which takes away the sin of all who believe in Him. Based on the Redeemer's perfect sacrifice, God can declare you and I as righteous, because the One who had no sin, suffered the penalty for your sin and mine.
Dear friends, based on what we have studied today, let us remember two very important thoughts.
1.) First, know for sure that no one can save themselves by keeping the Ten Commandments! Listen again to what the Scripture says about this: "All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: 'Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law!'" (Gal. 3:10) "For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it." (Jam. 2:10) No one will be saved by trying to keep the Ten Commandments! The purpose of the commandments is to reveal sin.
2.) The second thought that we must keep in our minds is that God alone has a plan to save sinners! Listen to what the Scripture says: "There is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all!" (1 Tim. 2:5,6) Truly, only God has a plan to save sinners.
And so, listening friends, we leave you with these two thoughts: No one will be saved by trying to keep the Ten Commandments! And: God alone has a plan to save sinners!
Thank you for listening.…
May God bless you and give you insight into what we have studied today, for His Word says:
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