Redeemer Church of Waterford

Why does God do anything He does? Because it pleases Him. God is working out the mystery of His will in history through the administration of Jesus Christ in the open secret of the gospel.

Why do some people see it and others don't?

Our natural human response to wickedness is anger and wrath against those who perpetuate unrighteousness. But how should followers of Christ respond?

In the 37th Psalm God gives us the steps of a godly response to rising human wickedness, leading to the confidence that the wicked shall be cut off while the righteous inherit the land.

In this message we consider three words in Ephesians 1:7 which summarize the work of God the Son, "the Beloved," in securing the salvation of God's elect.

In eternity past, God the Father chose us in Christ for holiness, adopted us for sonship, and accepted us in His Beloved Son (Ephesians 1:3-6a). In the present, God the Son has executed His Father's will by ransoming us from the tyranny of Satan, remitting our sins by removing them from us and forgetting them, and rescuing us from our fall into death, all through His precious blood (Ephesians 1:6b-7).

No doctrine provides more comfort and assurance while at the same time generating so much debate as does the doctrine of election. What does it mean that God has chosen us in Christ before the foundation of the world? Does God choose some people for salvation and condemn others to hell even if they desire to be saved? If God sovereignly chooses those whom He saves, why does anyone need to repent and believe? These and other questions raised by the doctrine of election are considered in this message,

Before we examine the particular blessings which are ours from God the Father through Jesus Christ it is essential that we consider the character of the God from whom these blessings flow. Paul has one phrase to describe God's character: "the glory of His grace."