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"We Have Found Him!" -- John 1:43-51 I. Chosen by Christ (Jn. 6:70; Jn. 15:16; Jn. 17:6; Mt. 11:20-24) II. We Have Found Him! (Dan. 7:13-14) III. Can any good thing come from Nazareth? IV. Behold an Israelite indeed (Rom. 2:28-29; Rom. 9:6-8; Rev. 2:9) V. Nathanael's astonished confession (Jn. 20:29; Gen. 28:12-17; Heb. 1:14; 2 Thes. 1:6-8; Mt. 13:41-42)

This sermon examines the immediate aftermath of the Fall in Genesis 3, focusing on how Adam and Eve compounded their original sin through shame, fear, and excuse-making. The speaker distinguishes between mere shame, which leads to concealment and avoidance, and godly sorrow, which produces genuine repentance and confession. By contrasting the couple's defensive responses with the biblical call for honest acknowledgment of fault, the message highlights that hiding sin only allows it to fester and damage relationships. The tone is pastoral and convicting, urging the congregation to reject prideful excuses and instead embrace confession and the judgment of charity. This instruction culminates in an appeal for the church to approach the Lord's Table with clear consciences, fostering a unified and flourishing community through honest reconciliation.

Today's Sunday School examines the theological nuances of the Fall as described in Chapter 6 of the Confession of Faith, focusing on the distinct roles of Satan, humanity, and God. It argues that Adam's transgression was a willful act committed without compulsion or excuse, rooted in a prior internal violation of the law of nature rather than merely the external breach of a positive command. By drawing on historical theologians like Nehemiah Cox and Thomas Boston, the teaching illustrates that the act of eating the fruit completed a rebellion that had already begun in the heart, thereby breaking the entire law of God at once. Pastor Jason further clarifies that God's permission of the Fall was not a passive or bare allowance, but a sovereign decree exercised according to His wise counsel and purpose to bring about His own glory.

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

We can have faith in the scriptures and they give us hope.