Christ and be satisfied and hope in His mercy. (continued)
CLASSIC SERMON OUTLINES — Matthew Henry
1. Fear the curse and terrors of sin. We must look upon sin and be humbled and afraid of God's wrath.
2. Rejoice in the riches and graces of God's covenant. We must look upon Christ and be satisfied and hope in His mercy.
C. We Must Have a Jealousy of Ourselves and a Grateful Sense of God's Grace in Us.
1. The deceitfulness of the human heart. The heart of man is deceitful above all things. We have, therefore, reason to fear lest we should be mistaken and rejected as hypocrites.
2. The grace of God in us. Let not those who fear the Lord walk in darkness, but trust in the name of the Lord and stay themselves upon their God.
D. We Must Keep a Constant Caution over Our Ways and a Constant Confidence in the Grace of God.
1. Man's weakness. When we consider how weak we are we shall see cause enough to walk humbly with God. We have need to stand always on our guard.
2. Man's hope in God's mercy. In the midst of the fear we must hope in God's mercy, that He will take our part against our spiritual enemies and watch over us for good.
E. We Must Have a Holy Fear Lest We Come Short and a Good Hope That through Grace We Will Persevere.
1. Man's unworthiness. When we look upon the brightness of the crown set before us and our own meanness and unworthiness and the many difficulties, we may justly be afraid.
2. God's faithfulness. If it be the work of God's hands He will not forsake it, He will perfect it. "He is faithful that promised" (Hebrews
10:23);