Our text today is taken from
first Corinthians chapter 15 and I'll be reading verses 42
through 44. Hear the inspired word of the
Lord. So also is the resurrection of
the dead. It is sown in corruption. It
is raised in incorruption. It is sown in dishonor, it is
raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is
raised in power. It is sown a natural body, it
is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body and there
is a spiritual body. The full Preterist would have
us believe that there will be no future resurrection of the
physical body for all believers who have died in Christ. Rather
the full Preterist would have us believe that our physical
body will remain in the grave and that God will rather create
a new immaterial spiritual body instead at the time of our death. the full preterist, redefined
a bodily resurrection for believers to mean the re-creation of an
altogether new, immaterial, spiritual body. We noted in the previous
sermon that such a view contradicts the very language and terms used
by Paul in 1st Corinthians 15 when he compares the physical
and material resurrection of Christ's body with that of believers
in Christ. Just as Christ died physically
and rose again physically with a glorified body according to
the Scriptures, as we see in 1 Corinthians 15 verses 3 and
4, so likewise shall all believers in Christ who have died physically
be raised again physically with glorified bodies like Christ's
according to first Corinthians 15 12 where we read, now if Christ
be preached that he rose from the dead how say some among you
that there is no resurrection of the dead Paul's very argument, dear ones,
in 1 Corinthians 15 hinges upon the physical resurrection of
Christ's glorified body as the pattern in nature for the future
physical resurrection of the glorified bodies of all those
who have died in Christ. Christ's material and physical
resurrection of the same body that was laid in the grave absolutely
guarantees the material and physical resurrection from the dead of
our own same body that shall die and shall be laid in the
grave albeit a glorified body like Christ that is incorruptible
and imperishable For that reason, beloved, Christ and his physical
resurrection from the dead is identified, as we saw in the
last sermon, as the first fruits of our own resurrection. In 1
Corinthians 15 verses 20 and 23. In the Old Testament offerings,
the first fruit offering of a portion of the harvest was not different
in substance or kind from that of the full harvest that followed
it. It was simply an offering that
signified that the whole harvest that followed belonged to God
and was God's gracious blessing to his people. So likewise in
1 Corinthians 15, Christ the firstfruits guarantees that the
full harvest of believers to follow will enjoy the blessedness
of a physical resurrection like unto Christ's. I refer you back
to the previous sermon for a fuller exposition and discussion of
that passage. But today we now turn to a couple
more questions which will lead us to conclude our brief study
of 1 Corinthians 15 There are two questions that
we would like to answer from our text today in 1 Corinthians
15. The first question is this, what
is the order of the resurrection referred to in 1 Corinthians
15.23? The second question, what is
the spiritual body referred to in 1 Corinthians 15.44? Let us consider then the first
question. What is the order of the resurrection referred to
in 1 Corinthians 15.23? Notice the order and what is
stated here. I might begin actually with verse
22 and then proceed to verse 23. For as in Adam all die, even
so in Christ shall all be made alive, but every man in his own
order. that is, every man who is in
Christ, every man shall be made alive, every man shall be made
alive in his own order. Now, here's the order. Christ
the firstfruits, afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. We see in 1 Corinthians 15.23,
dear ones, there is an order specified by Paul in the resurrection
leading up to the second coming of Christ at the end. As I just
noted, number one, Christ the first roots, second, afterward,
they that are Christ at his coming. In other words, according to
Paul, there are not continuous resurrections at the point of
each believer's death throughout this age, as the full Preterist
claims. Look closely again at the text.
To the contrary, there is Christ's physical resurrection as the
first fruits, and then there is a general physical resurrection
of all believers together at the very time of Christ's second
coming. those full preterists contradict
the scripture who at this point allege that Christ is not the
one and only first fruits from the dead, but is rather simply
the first among the first fruits from the dead. In other words,
there are according to the full preterists firstfruits besides
that of Christ being the firstfruits. Now I submit that such full preterists
blatantly add to Christ who alone is stated to be the firstfruits.
The alleged firstfruits resurrection of the Old Testament saint that
supposedly received their newly created immaterial spiritual
bodies immediately after Christ's resurrection and the firstfruits
resurrection of all those in Christ that had died after the
resurrection of Christ until 70 AD who also allegedly received
their newly created immaterial spiritual bodies at the time
of the purported second coming of Christ when Jerusalem was
destroyed. Thus, according to full preterists,
even though Paul only specifies that Christ is the firstfruits
in 1 Corinthians 15 verses 20 and 23, according to the full
preterists, he really meant that there were two other firstfruits,
resurrections, which I have to say are not resurrections at
all, as we said in the last sermon, they're actually recreations.
The actual body of those who die remains in the grave, so
that what is said to be a resurrection is not a resurrection at all.
It is actually just a recreation of an entirely new immaterial
spiritual body. So, whenever I say resurrection,
and I'm referring to the position of the full preterist understand
what I mean by that according to their own position. I submit
that full preterists not only have no scriptural warrant from
the text for such a view that there is more than one first
fruits, that is Christ, but clearly the text itself provides contrary
spiritual warrant for this novel view. in as much as it states
Christ is the first fruits and then everybody else in Christ
who has died in Christ is the full harvest that follows. Full Preterists I would submit
blasphemously share the unique messianic title that belongs
to Christ alone as the first fruit with mere men saved by
the grace of God. Whereas Paul states that Christ
is the firstfruits and all the dead in Christ are the full harvest
to follow. Just as the messianic title the
firstborn from the dead uniquely belongs to Christ. In Colossians
1.18 and Revelation 1.5 and is not to be shared with any believer
in Christ, so likewise the theologically equivalent title, the First Fruits,
uniquely belongs to Christ and is not to be shared with any
believer in Christ. Moreover, full preterists greatly
err. In another respect when they
seek to use the words of Paul here in first Corinthians 15
23 but every man in his own order to refer not to two and only
two resurrection events Christ and all those who have died in
Christ at his coming two resurrection events that's what Paul states
but rather to refer to a resurrection or as I said a recreation actually
of a new immaterial spiritual body every single time a believer
dies which as you can imagine would mean millions of separate
individual resurrection events throughout history. The Holy Spirit speaks here of
only two resurrection events in history where those who are
raised from the dead are physically raised never to physically die
again. Christ's resurrection and the
resurrection of all the dead in Christ at his second coming. No more. Two resurrection events. Every other resurrection performed
by Christ during his earthly ministry or performed by the
prophets or the apostles meant that the dead who were physically
raised had to undergo physical death once again. But that is
what makes these two resurrection events unique from all the rest.
Christ was physically raised from the dead never to physically
die again and all the dead in Christ without exception will
be physically raised from the dead at Christ's second coming,
never to physically die again. It seems to me, dear ones, that
the full Preterist finds himself in an interpretive pickle at
this point. For he must either find in the
words of Paul but every man in his own order, one new resurrection
after another every time a believer dies involving millions of resurrection
events throughout history which as I said is clearly contrary
to what Paul states in 1 Corinthians 15 23 or if he denies millions
of resurrection events he must affirm that all believers who
were resurrected who will ever be resurrected at the time of
Christ's alleged second coming in 70 A.D. which would mean that
after 70 A.D. there are no more resurrection
for believers. There's no more resurrection
for believers after 70 A.D. which would mean that we, us,
who are present today, we along with millions of others missed
out on the resurrection. because we were born and will
die in Christ after 70 AD. But as we have noted in the previous
two sermons, the full Preterist has still not avoided the same
heretical conclusion that their position makes our faith in Christ
vain and empty by taking the first option of millions of resurrection
events or recreations happening one at a time throughout history
over the second option of no resurrection events or recreations
happening after 70 AD. He's not avoided the heretical
conclusions. For in the final analysis, dear
ones, the full Preterist still consigns the physical material
bodies of all believers to the grave forever and ever." That
is, the full prayer still denies the physical material resurrection
of the body to all the dead in Christ. Which according to Paul
means that Christ himself was not physically raised from the
dead. Which means that Christ did not accomplish our redemption. which means we are still in our
sins and our faith in Christ is vain and empty according to
first Corinthians 15 verses 16 and 17. Dear ones, to assert
millions of recreations of new immaterial spiritual bodies successively
throughout history is not and never can be a physical resurrection
of the same body that died. Therefore, the full preterist
still denies the resurrection of the dead as preached and taught
by Paul as absolutely necessary to our redemption and our salvation. One million, one billion, or
even one trillion recreations of a new material spiritual body
for believers throughout history still equals no, zero, no physical
resurrection of the body for any believer. And that my friends
is the heresy of full preterism. Let me conclude this point before
moving on to the next question by noting that Roman Catholicism
also denies the clear teaching of the Holy Spirit here in 1st
Corinthians 15 23 of only two such resurrection events in history
when they exalt Mary to have had a physical resurrection from
the dead like that of Christ's own resurrection before her body
saw corruption after death but before her body saw corruption
is called the assumption of Mary in their doctrine. An alleged physical resurrection,
distinct and separate from the physical resurrection of all
the dead in Christ, Mary. In that case, Rome teaches three
distinct resurrection events. Christ, Mary's, and then all
the rest. Let me read for you from the
Catechism of the Catholic Church, page 274. where Rome teaches
this and says this. Finally, the Immaculate Virgin,
preserved from all stain or original sin, when the course of her earthly
life was finished, was taken up, body and soul, into heavenly
glory, and exalted by the Lord as Queen over all things, so
that she might be the more fully conformed to her Son, the Lord
of Lords and Conqueror of Death. The assumption of the Blessed
Virgin is a singular participation in her son's resurrection and
an anticipation of the resurrection of other Christians. Thus, Mary's alleged resurrection,
which they claim themselves, reading their literature, they
claim there is no scriptural warrant for, but they say that
because she was without sin, which again they affirm, when
we talk about the Immaculate Conception, we're not talking
about Christ's conception, we're talking about Mary's, or they're
talking about Mary's conception. Because she was free of original
sin, did not sin during her life, she was raised bodily after her
death. And they assume, or they state,
that there is no biblical warrant for this themselves and even
contrary to the biblical warrant in first Corinthians 1523 this
means that Rome has likewise altered the words of Paul so
that there are three resurrection events in history where the dead
are raised never to die again Christ Mary and all the dead
in Christ at his second coming not two resurrection events Christ
and all the dead in Christ at his second coming but let me
make one more application. It is not only Rome that alters
the words of Paul in 1 Corinthians 15-23. All premillennialists
likewise depart from the words of Paul here as well, for they
likewise have at least three resurrection events or more certain
cases, some of dispensationalism, at least four, but at least three
distinct separate resurrection events rather than the two resurrection
events stated by Paul. Premillennials have the resurrection
of Christ, the resurrection of the dead in Christ before the
Millennium, and the resurrection of the dead in Christ after the
Millennium. because there are those who are
in Christ who live and die during the Millennium. Their resurrection
can't occur before the Millennium, it must therefore occur after
the Millennium. No dear ones, no and again no. The scripture is clear, there
are only two resurrection events in the order laid out by Paul
in 1st Corinthians 15.23. Not three, not four, not millions, of resurrection events. One,
there is Christ's physical resurrection, and two, the resurrection of
all the dead in Christ at His second coming, which is a post-millennial
second coming and not a pre-millennial second coming. Let's turn to the second question.
What is the spiritual body referred to in first Corinthians 1544? Let us look at that verse. It
is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There
is a natural body and there is a spiritual body. Paul having revealed in the first
half of 1st Corinthians 15 verses 1-34 the damnable consequences
for all the dead in Christ if the dead in Christ are not physically
raised from the dead just as Christ was Paul reveals now in
the second half of 1st Corinthians 15 beginning with verse 35 what
kind of body the resurrection body shall be when he says in
first Corinthians 1535 but some man will say how are the dead
raised up and with what body do they come? Full preterists as we have noted
many times before do not believe in the physical resurrection
of the same body that was laid in the grave except in the case
of Christ's resurrection For every other believer that is
resurrected, or better, recreated in the full Preterist view, the
physical body remains in the grave, never to be resurrected,
and the Lord creates a new immaterial spiritual body for the believer
at death. The spiritual body is that to
which the full preterist will return time and time again to
say that's what the body is. It's a spiritual body. The full
preterist maintains that this is what Paul means when he states
that the body of the believer will be a spiritual body as opposed
to the natural body that has died in 1st Corinthians 15-44. The spiritual body is an immaterial
body the natural body is a material body according to the full preterist. Well let us consider then what
a spiritual body is with which the dead in Christ are raised.
First of all let us be clear and again it seems so basic that
we have to define these types of terms but I think it's necessary
and I think it shows again the foolishness of the position,
the folly of the position embraced by full preterists. Let us be
clear that it is a body that we're talking about here.
The word in English body is in Greek soma. In the context of 1 Corinthians
15, does Paul ever refer to a body, that is, soma, as being immaterial? And we'll see in just a moment,
no he doesn't. He uses the word actually ten
times in 1 Corinthians 15, but never does the word body mean
that which is immaterial. It may not refer to a human body
every time the word body is used in 1 Corinthians 15, but it does
not refer to that which is immaterial, non-physical. It doesn't have that use. Eight of those ten uses of the
word body do not use the adjective spiritual with it. And in all
eight of those uses of the word body, that is soma, without the
adjective spiritual, one refers to an immaterial body, whether
it be the body of the seed that sprouts into a plant in 1 Corinthians
15 verses 37 and 38, or whether it be earthly bodies of man and
animals which have different kinds of flesh, in 1st Corinthians
15 verses 39 and 40, or whether it be heavenly bodies of the
sun, moon, and stars in 1st Corinthians 15 verses 40 and 41, or whether
it be the natural body of man as used in 1st Corinthians 15,
44, what's contrasted there in the natural body and the spiritual
body, but in none of the uses keeping spiritual bodies separate,
but looking at all the other uses. In none of the other uses
does the word body mean that which is immaterial. Well, that
ought to at least prepare us for how to interpret body when
we come and place the adjective spiritual body along with it. I would submit that an immaterial
body is in fact a contradiction in terms. If it is a body with
which the dead in Christ are raised, then it must be of a
material physical nature like that of Christ's own resurrected
body. As we see in Luke 24 verses 36-39
wherein the Lord Jesus says, look upon me and see that I'm
not a spirit but I am of flesh and bones in his resurrected
body I'm a flesh and bones. You might want to also compare
John 2 18-22 and John 20 verses 24-29 and so first of all then just to
review body in and of itself by way of no further definition
body implies that which is material it describes a material nature
to that entity. Second, note the contrast that
Paul uses in 1 Corinthians 15-44 between the natural body and
the spiritual body. When Paul speaks of the natural
body, it literally means the soulish body. From the Greek word psychikon,
which comes from psuche meaning soul. So the natural body is
the soulish body which comes from the word soul. And when
Paul speaks of the spiritual body he uses the Greek word pneumatikon
from pneuma meaning spirit. So what is Let's ask this question,
so what is the soulish body in 1 Corinthians 15-44 as opposed
to the spiritual body? The soulish body is one that
I submit is fit for earth, whereas the spiritual body is one that
is fit for heaven. Note that the contrast continues after first Corinthians
1544 through verses 45-49 when it says and so it is written
the first man Adam was made a living soul the last Adam was made a
quickening spirit how be it that was not first which is spiritual
but that which is natural and afterwards that which is spiritual
the first man is of the earth earthy the second man is the
Lord from heaven As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy. And as is the heavenly, such
are they also that are heavenly. And as we have born the image
of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. The soulish body, as was just
said, is earthy. and is fit for earthly existence
while the spiritual body is heavenly and is fit for heavenly existence. The soulish body is likened to
Adam's earthly body whereas the spiritual body is likened to
Christ's resurrected body which he himself said was incidentally
flesh though an imperishable and incorruptible flesh. If old Preterists want to make
the word spiritual mean that which is immaterial, non-physical,
or that which is not flesh, because the word spiritual comes from
the word spirit, which is contrary, they would assume, which is contrary
to the substance of flesh, then I submit they must also in all
consistency make the soulish body to mean that which is immaterial,
non-physical, or that which is not flesh, because soulish comes
from the word soul, which is also contrary to the substance
of flesh. And so, if we're going to be
consistent here, we are talking about in a soulish body, an immaterial
body, because a soul is contrary to that which is physical, material,
and flesh, and as well as the spiritual body, because because
spiritual comes from the word spirit and that's contrary to
that which is material, physical, and flesh. Dear ones, Paul clearly
means here to distinguish a natural body of flesh that is corruptible
and perishable, that is a soulish body, from a resurrected body
of flesh that is not corruptible and is not perishable, that is
a spiritual body. In fact, the word spiritual does
not mean that which is immaterial or non-physical as we see from
other uses of the term here in the book of 1 Corinthians. But
rather means when we see the word spiritual we ought rather
to understand that which is given by the Spirit. That's what the
idea, that's what the concept behind that which is spiritual
is that which is given by the Holy Spirit. for example in first
Corinthians chapter 10 verses 3-4 there Paul states that the
children of Israel were given spiritual food to satisfy their
hunger and spiritual drink to satisfy their thirst from a spiritual
rock there in the wilderness now the food they ate was not
immaterial or non-physical because it was spiritual Nor was the
water they drank immaterial or non-physical because it was spiritual. Nor was the rock from which the
water came immaterial or non-physical because it was spiritual. One other example, perhaps a
much closer example, is in 1 Corinthians chapter 2 verses 14 and 15 where
there is a contrast between a natural man, or a soulish man, same word
as used in 1 Corinthians 15, and a spiritual or man, again from the same word
as is used in 1 Corinthians 15, pneumatikos. The spiritual man, dear ones,
is not an immaterial, non-physical man, as opposed to the natural man,
who is a material, physical man. That's not the contrast in view.
Rather, the contrast in view, when using natural, or soulish,
versus spiritual, is that one man is devoid of the Holy Spirit,
the Holy Spirit is not being given to that man, whereas the
other man, the spiritual man, has been given the Holy Spirit. It doesn't describe, again, that
which is immaterial. The man is spiritual because
the Holy Spirit has been given to him. Likewise, when we come
back to 1 Corinthians 15, the resurrected body of the dead
in Christ are not immaterial or non-physical because they
are called spiritual bodies. The resurrection body of the
dead in Christ is spiritual in the sense that it is given by
the Holy Spirit as a blessing to God's people. just as the
food and drink and rock were spiritual in the sense that they
were given by the Holy Spirit as a blessing to God's people
and just as the man that has and is granted and given the
Holy Spirit is called a spiritual man. But the question is then asked,
doesn't the analogy of the seed earlier in 1 Corinthians 15 verses
36-38 The seed that is planted and
dies and becomes a plant or a vine or a bush or a tree illustrate
what full preterists teach about the body of flesh dying and remaining
in the grave while a new body comes forth to clothe the spirit
or soul of the believer? Absolutely not. 1st Paul is simply
teaching that just as the seed that is buried undergoes a change
from the appearance of a seed to that of a plant, so the body
of the Christian undergoes a change from the appearance of a mortal
perishable body to that of an immortal imperishable body, or
from that of a natural body, a soulish body, to that of a
spiritual body, or from that of an earthly body to that of
a heavenly body. The analogy of the seed, dear
ones, is used to illustrate the truth that these vile bodies
of ours will be changed and transformed into the likeness of Christ's
glorious resurrected body, even as is taught in Philippians 3.21.
Paul is simply teaching the glory of the full-grown tree is quite
different from the seed from which it came. And so likewise
the glory of the resurrected body of flesh that cannot die
is quite different from the body of flesh that was laid in the
grave. Thus Paul's analogy of the seed
in no way proves or supports the view of the full preterist.
For the full preterist does not teach that the spiritual body
comes from the natural body as the tree comes from the seed
but rather the full preterist teaches that the spiritual body
is an altogether new creation of God. For the full preterist
to find support for their false teaching from this analogy of
the seed, Paul would have to have used the illustration of
one seed being planted in the ground and remaining in the ground
while a new plant is created above the ground that comes not
from the seed that was buried in the ground. That would be
conformable. That would be analogous to the
position of the whole predators, not the one that Paul states
here. Second, is it not abundantly
apparent that the analogy of the seed is not teaching that
the plant that comes from the seed is an immaterial non-physical
plant, but rather a material physical plant, whose glory and
beauty is evident in its new qualities. And so likewise, dear
ones, the corruptible body of flesh that is laid in the ground
is likewise raised a glorified material and physical body of
flesh having the same DNA as the body that was laid in the
ground. One other question, and this
will be the last question today, but the question is asked, but
doesn't Paul also say that flesh and blood cannot inherit the
eternal kingdom of God in first Corinthians 1550? Flesh and blood
cannot inherit God's kingdom? Well, yes. Paul clearly teaches
precisely that by inspiration of the Holy Spirit. But what
does it mean? Paul clarifies the meaning of
flesh and blood in the very same verse when he states in first
Corinthians 1550 neither doth corruption inherit incorruption."
In other words, flesh and blood is equivalent to the term that
we have already seen Paul use earlier in verse 44. Flesh and blood simply means
the natural body or the soulish body. That's what flesh and blood
refer to. just as the natural body is corruptible
so Paul says the body of flesh and blood is corruptible the
natural body fit for this perishable earth below must be changed must
be transformed and glorified at the resurrection into a spiritual
body fit for that imperishable and corruptible heaven above that as to whether the spiritual
body of believers that is resurrected is a body of flesh that is made
fit for heaven we simply must look not to the Virgin Mary and
her alleged resurrection but to the Lord Jesus Christ alone
whose resurrected spiritual glorified body that was fit for heaven
was stated by the Lord himself to be of flesh and bones. flesh
and bones in Luke 24-39. In closing today, dear ones, The
Full Preterist asks, How is it possible that the flesh of believers
whose bodies have been eaten, eliminated by wild beasts, or
have been consumed by fire, or have corrupted in the grave,
can be reunited to form their resurrection bodies, their physical
bodies. Reunited at the resurrection
to compose physical bodies. Dear ones, such a question presupposes
a disbelief in God and a skepticism of his power to do that which
is impossible to man. In Matthew 19.26, note the words
of the Lord, which we must ever keep before us lest we faint,
lest we lose hope. With men this is impossible,
but with God all things are possible. And in Luke 1.37, in regard to
Christ's supernatural conception. Luke 1.37, For with God nothing
shall be impossible. There was the same rebuke of
Christ issued to the Sadducees who did not believe in the bodily
resurrection of believers also applies to the full Preterists.
Ye do err not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God. Matthew
22, 29. Let me ask you, is it more difficult
to create that which does not exist out of nothing and to speak
that which does not exist into existence or to gather together
once again that which already exists but is spread over the
face of the earth in the smallest microscopic particles? The God
who created all things by the word of his power will have no
difficulty in restoring each Christian's cells and DNA into
the same body of flesh. And dear ones, if you can believe,
if you can believe and lay hold of such a wonderful promise as
this, how is it that your faith cannot lay hold on God's promises
that relate to your daily needs in this life? If God will do the greater by
his almighty power and through his infinite love for you who
are trusting in Christ alone for your eternal salvation, namely
raise your vile bodies from the grave, surely he will do the
lesser in providing for all your needs according to his riches
in glory in Christ Jesus. Beloved, when your faith dwindles
and you simply question What is God doing? You simply
question whether God will supply the work you need to glorify
Him. Whether God will supply the health,
the measure of health you need to glorify Him. Whether God will
supply the housing you need to glorify Him. Whether God will
supply the food you need to glorify Him. Or whether God will supply
every grace you need to overcome temptation and to walk in faithful
and loving obedience to Christ's commands. Dear ones, by God's grace, look
in faith to the empty tomb. That tomb is empty. Christ has
been bodily, physically raised from the dead and then having
looked in faith to Christ in his resurrection, look in hope
to your own empty tomb and your own bodily resurrection that
by God's grace will occur in the future. And remember if Christ
is raised and if you shall be raised because he is raised then
everything else you need in this life to glorify him is yours
through faith in Christ as well. If the greatest is yours by God's
undeserved grace and mercy, then so is the least yours by that
same grace. Amen. Let us stand in prayer. Our most gracious, merciful Father,
we praise Thee for Thy great love wherewith Thou hast loved
us. from everlasting to everlasting,
having chosen us in Christ Jesus before the world began, having
sent thine only begotten Son to redeem us from the curse of
the law, having applied that redemption by thy Spirit unto
us, and given us exceedingly wonderful and great promises,
even the resurrection of these vile bodies conformable to that
of Christ. Help us, O Lord our God, not
to fall into despair, to be distraught, to lose confidence, to cast aside
our hope that Thou, Lord, are with us wherever we may be, whatever
we may be going through even now. The God who will raise us
from the dead is the God who supplies our needs even now.
So, Lord, we pray, forgive us of our unbelief, of our worries
and our fears, of our discontentment, of our questioning Thee, of our
skepticism of Thy power. Lord, we pray that thou would
drive us to our Savior today to embrace him, to cling to him. We ask, Lord, that thou would
in mercy draw even those who embrace the full predisposition
unto thyself, O God, and grant to them repentance, to hear the
truth, to believe and lay hold of the truth that is presented
in the Word of God. We ask Lord that Thou would do
this because of Thy great mercy wherewith Thou has loved even
Thine own elect, in Christ's name, Amen. Still Waters Revival
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