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A Primer on the Gospel, part 3

May 12, 2025 by Poimen

“But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.” (Ephesians 2:4-5).

BUT GOD. These are perhaps two of the most beautiful words in the Bible. The verses that precede this describe the spiritual condition of the human race. It isn’t pretty. Mankind has a serious problem that affects the whole of creation (Romans 8:18-25). The problem is sin. This includes behavior and the human heart’s innate posture toward God, our creator (Romans 8:7; 1:23, 25; 3:18). Sin is always, first and foremost, against God, and it affects us inwardly, outwardly, and above all else, upwardly. Sin bears immediate and eternal consequences we cannot escape… unless God Himself provides a way out. And this brings us to the beautiful words, BUT GOD.  This verse reveals at least three things about God and what He did to remedy our problem.

First, God is “rich in mercy.” “Mercy” is withholding retribution where it is justly deserved. It is the basis of forgiveness to the guilty. Mercy is one of the many attributes of God that make up who He is. He is “rich in mercy,” intent on forgiving His people of their sin against Him and releasing them from all guilt.

Second, God has loved us with great love. This love is not conditioned on our lovability. Rather, “even when we were dead in our trespasses,” He loved us (Cf., Romans 5:6-11). God’s love is volitional. He CHOOSES to love the sinner. Had He not, we would be without hope. Unlike us, God’s love is not driven by His passions but by His divine purpose to have a people for His own sake. 

Finally, God’s love is actively manifested toward His creation. It is manifested toward His people. Grounded in His mercy and driven by His divine purpose to love, God made us alive together with Christ. This is the act of grace that delivers us from the bondage and the penalty of sin. God unites the believer with Jesus Christ in a way that He becomes our substitute before God, and what is true of Christ is a reality for the saint. As our substitute, He was made… to be sin for us, who knew no sin (2 Corinthians 5:21). He bore our sin and took it to the cross to suffer the wrath of God that we justly deserve (Isaiah 53:4-6). God showed mercy to us because His justice was satisfied in Christ. In addition, as He lived on this earth, He was tempted in every respect as we are, yet without sin (Hebrews 4:15-16). The righteousness that He possesses and that He lived while in this world, fulfilling God’s commands, was forensically imputed to our account (Romans 5:12-21). So the Christians standing before God is a standing of righteousness, not his own, but the righteousness of Christ because of His union with Him. If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” (2 Corinthians 5:17).

The final question we’ll answer next week is, “How do I come to be included in this salvation?”

A Primer on the Gospel, part 4

Filed Under: Blog, Thinking Out Loud Tagged With: grace, love, mercy

Worship Together, June 7

June 7, 2020 by Poimen

Although we long for the day we can all gather together to worship and to fellowship with one another, now is not the time. Many of you are susceptible to the Corona virus or are concerned for someone with whom you are in contact. For this we are grateful. The word is that western South Dakota will likely see a spike in instances very soon and therefore, we must take extra precautions. Those who gather in person each week are making an effort to practice the CDC guidelines. If you are unable to attend in person, know that you are missed.

Take a few moments today to pray with one another (and for one another), to read the scriptures with one another, sing with one another and listen to the Word preached.

Worship in Music

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. Colossians 1:13–18

HERE IS A LINK to a suggested music for worship.

(Note: The lyrics for “The Lord is King” are in a comment under the video)

Worship in Bible Study

Morning Study at 8:30

We will be working through Romans chapter 5 – A critical chapter for understanding how Christ justifies us through faith.

We do not publish the Zoom meeting information for our studies. However, you are more than welcome to come and join us. Call Isaac Stanley for information how to do so.

Ladies Study at 2:00

Topic: The Book of James

We do not publish the Zoom meeting information for our studies. However, you are more than welcome to come and join us. Call Isaac Stanley for information how you might join us.

Worship in Preaching

Take THIS LINK to our YouTube Channel from where you can select this morning’s message, “God’s Mercy toward His People.” The video will be available at 6:00 this morning. 

Have your Bible open to Joshua 10:40

Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel. This will keep you updated when we post new videos.

You can also access the audio and/or video files from our website: https://calvaryhs.org/resources/teachings/

Worship in Giving

Giving the firstfruits of our resources is a genuine form of worship, expressing thanksgiving for God’s blessing and dependance on His provision.
Missionaries are still  being supported and bills are still being to be paid. Here are a few options for giving of your tithes and offerings.

  • Mail a check made to: Calvary Baptist Church, PO Box 957, Hot Springs, SD 57747
  • Call Pastor Matt at (605) 890-1428 or Isaac at (805) 602-2990 to arrange to drop a check by the office.
  • FOLLOW THIS LINK to give online. It will take you to a secure site where you will be able to pay by CC or eCheck. 

I trust you continue to seek the Lord in the Scriptures each and every day and that you being creative as to how you might minister to one another… albeit from a distance. Continue to pray, which allows us to minister to one another… no matter where we are.
Brothers and sisters… love one another.
Pastor Matt

Filed Under: Blog, Worship Tagged With: gospel, mercy, warfare

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