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CLASSIC SERMON OUTLINES — Matthew Henry
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1. Because of what we are.
2. Because of what God 1s.
3. Because of what heaven 1s.
III. THE METHOD OF REGENERATION.
A. The Method Stated.
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ye E has access to. Those who are regenerated by the Spirit are made spiritual Cr and refined from the dross and dregs of sensuality.
B. The Method IIlustrated.
1. It is compared to water. To be born ag | f of the Sit that ifthe Spirit working wate Thatwhichisintended
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wind. The Holy Spirit's work in regeneration com Sea to wae liad osama ais ininerosimeveirsesiseten aaa ee The wind blows where it will and is not subject to our command, but is di-_ rected of God. The Spirit dispenses His influences on whom and in what | measure and degree He pleases. (2) He works powerfully and with evident effects. (3) He works mysteriously and in secret, hidden ways. The manner and methods of the Spirit's working are a mystery.
Christ's Discourse on Regeneration
CONCLUSION
"Ye must be born again." Christ shows that it is necessary in the nature of the thing, for we are not fit to enter into the kingdom of God until we are born again. "That which is born of the flesh is flesh." Here is our malady and the causes of it, which are such as speak plainly that there is no remedy but the new birth.
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FAITH IN CHRIST INFERRED FROM FAITH
IN GOD
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I. THE OBJECTS OF FAITH.
A. God the Father Almighty and Christ the Eater s Only Begotten Son.
We cannot believe in God as the Father without believing in Him who is the Son of the Father, the only begotten of the Father and therefore of the - same nature with Him.
B. God the Eternal Mind and Christ the Eternal Word and Wisdom. _
God is an infinite Spirit and He has told us that the Redeemer is the Word. As the thought is one with the mind that thinks it and yet may be _ considered as distinct from it, so Christ was and is one with the Father and yet distinct from the Eternal Wisdom.
Faith in Christ Inferred from Faith in God
C. God the Creator and Governor of the World and Christ the Power of God.
We are conscious that we are sinners and that from God our judgment must proceed. Whenever we think of giving an account to God we "must remember the Lord Jesus as the only mediator between us and God.
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CLASSIC SERMON OUTLINES — Matthew Henry
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Since, through faith alooran hee focieep MONG acon eT ee a perfections of the divine nature. It is in Christ Jesus that we rejoice and in God through Him. |
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III. THE NECESSARY CONNECTION BETWEEN FAITH IN GOD | AND IN CHRIST.
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Father, will believe also in Him.
B. If We Believe in God, We Must Believe in Christ Who Has Been Commissioned, Sent, and Testified to by God.
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